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Lexapro for Teens by Liz S. Patient Expert

Dawdy’s got an interesting post over at Furious Seasons critiquing the FDA’s recent approval process vis-a-vis the use of Lexapro in kids 12-17. He explains his opposition to the use of the med in teens quite clearly; the only thing I would quibble with is the assumption that withdrawal is the sa ... Read on »

Lexapro Be Damned by Butterfly Patient Expert

I have it. I took it. It's making me sick. I've been throwing up since Saturday, and have been sucking mentos all day. I think I rather be depressed. Read on »

Lexapro Wins :-( by Butterfly Patient Expert

... e of a GM. Yesterday, my brain was all over the place. I had no structure in my day, just heading to which fire threatened the most damage. I am conceding, and popping the Lexapro, today. Read on »

Lexapro For Teens by Dr. Kalea Chapman Doctor of Psychology

Here’s an excerpt from Furious Seasons on why not antidepressants for kids:Because anti-depressants represent America’s quick fix culture: compare our approach with the UK’s, where anti-depressants are mostly banned for anyone under 18 and where its own health care agencies (ie, NICE) recommend approaching depression treatment by going through wat ... Read on »

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Antidepressant rankings: Zoloft and Lexapro considered best overall by Marissa M. Patient Expert

A number of antidepressants were recently ranked in different surveys:Zoloft and Lexapro came in first for a combination of effectiveness and fewer side effects, followed by Prozac (fluoxetine), Paxil (paroxetine), Cymbalta, and Luvox among others.The first was efficacy -- or how likely patients were to experience the des ... Read on »

Lexapro maintains status as first-line antidepressant therapy by Marissa M. Patient Expert

... .DR's survey of psychiatrists found that the majority believe SNRIs work better in treating clinical depression than SSRIs and about 44 percent believe they have fewer sexual side effects. PCPs were also included in this survey and it seems that the majority of them believed the opposite despite DR's spin that a lot of PCPs are on board with psychi ... Read on »

Drowning w/o Lexapro by Butterfly Patient Expert

I’m up to my eyebrows in work; particularly because I haven't had Lexapro to keep me focused long enough to be productive. But I recognize what’s happening, and I am fighting through it. I am almost finished cleaning my bedroom, dishes are ... Read on »

Paxil, Lexapro, Prozac...Oh My! by Summer S. Patient Expert

... t of my darkness, and I said goodbye to the big P. Here's the great thing about me. Well one of the many great things...I have a predisposition to depression. It's on both sides, and I'm just one of the lucky daughters who gets to take it on. Yes, God thinks I'm strong. And I'm not talking about these guns either...although.... {not even close ... Read on »

Today's lesson: Paxil and Lexapro are not great antidepressants by Marissa M. Patient Expert

... the LA Times by Summer Beretsky's experience with Paxil . After reading her editorial, I'm reminded that my own experience with one antidepressant wasn't all that unique. Her drug was Paxil for panic attacks; mine was Lexapro for depression following a 3-month (on-and-off) stint with Paxil . I'm struck by the similarity of our experiences; not only ... Read on »