Posted by King Vultan on July 9, 2004, at 8:06:26
In reply to can't choose between celexa, effexor, or paxil, posted by kk on July 9, 2004, at 0:02:04
> My doctor gave me a list of three anti depressants she would want me to take, she told me to look up some information. I am overwhelmed by everything I am reading. I want to know what you think of celexa, effexor, or paxil or all of them, and tell me which you would precribe. ~Thanks
They are all potentially effective, but as Scott indicated, it would be good to know more about your situation. Of the three you mention, I have only taken Effexor, which is widely used and very effective but is often a 2nd line treatment after an SSRI is tried first. One of the biggest problems with Effexor are the withdrawal symptoms that you could spend hours and hours reading about on this board. For that reason alone, I would suggest you might consider one of the other drugs first, unless you have already had a failed trial on an SSRI in the past.Both Celexa and Paxil are SSRIs and are good drugs. Celexa is probably somewhat more neutral, with fewer side effects overall than Paxil. Paxil is approved for social anxiety disorder, but other SSRIs are potentially effective treatments for this also. I personally feel Paxil is probably somewhat more effective than Celexa, but as I indicated, my opinion is that Paxil has more side effects. Paxil is regarded as somewhat sedating, but some people suffer insomnia on it anyway. All of these drugs have the potential to cause insomnia or perhaps make a person sleepy during the day, but it really depends on the person. Any drug that works on serotonin as all of these do will give me insomnia personally, but other people experience no problems. There is really no way to know until you take one of them.
Todd
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