Posted by BekkaH on August 2, 2002, at 13:47:23
In reply to Lexapro rep pushes Lexapro, what a shock! » pharmrep, posted by katekite on July 31, 2002, at 9:45:20
As most of you know, the generic name for Lexapro is escitalopram. It hasn't been marketed in the U.S. yet, but it is available in Europe under the brand name Cipralex. I ordered Cipralex from Victoria Pharmacy in Switzerland. Some months ago, Dr. Bob told me it was OK with him for me to post information on Victoria Pharmacy in Zurich, Switzerland. It is one of the only reputable online pharmacies in the world, according to my psychopharmacologist. Victoria Pharmacy's website is www.pharmaworld.com. You MUST have a doctor's prescription to order from them, and they do not ship any illegal drugs, narcotics, etc. If you are truly interested in trying escitalopram, why don't you do your own research (I assume you have access to the Internet, if you are reading here), THINK for yourselves, make up your own minds, discuss your findings with your psychiatrists and, perhaps, order escitalopram from overseas.
Drug responses are highly individual, and I can only speak from my own experience. For me, escitalopram (Cipralex/Lexapro) was worse than citalopram (Celexa); however, I tend to not do well on SSRIs in general. I can't speak for anyone else or predict how anyone else will respond, but I would venture to guess that if you have not done well on Celexa, then Lexapro/Cipralex will probably be worse. For me, escitalopram felt like a more intense, faster-acting version of Celexa, which meant that the negative things about Celexa were greatly magnified. Only you can decide for yourself. I suggest all of you should THINK for YOURSELVES. Do your own research, preferably in OBJECTIVE sources. Then, discuss your findings with INTELLIGENT, medically and scientifically knowledgeable people who are NOT trying to sell you a bill of goods or take advantage of your suffering. By the way, keep in mind, when doing research and reading clinical studies of drug trials, that you should always check to see who sponsored/paid for the research. If a drug trial was sponsored by the pharmaceutical firm that is marketing the drug, you should take the information with a HUGE grain of salt. Also keep in mind that, in the U.S., 51% of doctors who run clinical drug trials receive financial remuneration from the drug companies, so there is a huge CONFLICT of INTEREST problem. I realize this is not pleasant, but it is the truth. LET THE BUYER BEWARE.
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