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Are Paxil And Lexapro Interchangeable

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Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi MD

I have been on lexapro for eight years. How hard will it be to change over to paxil? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi ( Psychiatrist)
Dr.  Srikanth Reddy MD

drugs that are acceptable. Lexapro is one of them. My psychiatrist who put me on Paxil 17 years ago told me he could cross taper the drugs and slowly wean me off Paxil and switch me to Lexapro... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Srikanth Reddy ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Manisha Gopal MD

Plesse help me...i have had anxiety and panic in the past ibe bren on 20mg of lexapro for a while now 2 years.switched 2 paxil and im in constant panic I am rajjng xanax nothing helps ive been taking ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Manisha Gopal ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Ravi Soni MD

Paxil and mirtazapine? Lexapro is the same as Cipralex, Lexapro is the US brand name for escitalopram ... Cipralex + Paxil both are SSRIs isnt there are danger for seretonin syndrome?? I have... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ravi Soni ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi MD

for many yrs. when it quit being effective. I was put on Lexapro for 2 wks. until I could see a psychiatrist . I was taken off the Lexapro and put on Paxil for 6 weeks again with no results. My Dr.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi ( Psychiatrist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Albana Sejdini MD

I have been taking Zoloft for many years. Insurance company wants me to take a generic (Lexapro), for money savings. I have also tried Paxil and Sertaline--these did not seem to work for me at all. I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Albana Sejdini ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.       Harry Maheshwari MD

About three weeks ago I started lexapro and after only 4 doses i had a burning sensation on my arms, legs and neck and it hasn t went away, I stopped the lexapro and have been trying others like Paxil... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harry Maheshwari ( Dentist)
Dr. Pawan Kalani MD

Ive been on paxil for about 10 years,this year has been bad mentaly,bankruptcy,aging father in law moving in with us. Needless to say paxil just stopped working,my doctor had me stop the paxil cold... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pawan Kalani ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Prabhash Verma MD

I have been on the anti depressant lexapro 20mg for years, and just recently switched to paxil 40mg ... the paxil doing this? I know the meds can take a bit to work. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prabhash Verma ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

I had been taking Klonopin (1 mg 3 times a day), Latuda (80 mg a day) and Paxil CR (75 mg a day). Because of changes with insurance coverage under Medicare, I had to stop taking Paxil abruptly and was ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)