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Changing From Citalopram To Fluoxetine

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Dr.     Alexander H. Sheppe MD

I have been taking .75mg Venlafaxine XR twice a day but Medicare will no longer cover it. They gave me three medicines that might work. Citalopram Fluoxetine and Paroxetine. Which one would you ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe ( Psychiatrist)
Dr.    Alexander H. Sheppe MD

anxiety and it has worked great. They want me to change to Citalopram , Sertraline , Escitalopram, Fluoxetine or Venlafaxine . I am wondering which one of these are closest to the effects of Paxil for... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe ( Psychiatrist)
Dr.  Ashok Kumar MD

is there a brand of fluoxetine that i can get to tape off fluoxetine 20mg? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashok Kumar ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Jagdish MD

antidepressants.I had tried earlier fluoxetine for 1.5 years ,then sertaline ,citalopram for 4 months each. now i ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jagdish ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash MD

is there an interaction with 10mg fluoxetine and 10mg omeprazole? also if tapering off the fluoxetine can i just take out the powder out of the capsule? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash ( Ophthalmologist)

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Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi MD

I was taking fluoxetine and had an adverse reaction so the doctor put me on Citalopram. The paperwork the pharmacy gave me said it is used to treat seizures, mental issues and stuff like that. I was ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Venkata Subrahmanaym Mukkavilli MD

fluoxetine for several months now and have only stopped them a few days ago due to pregnancy symptoms. Will this affect my unborn baby? Also my partner is taking 20mg citalopram? Thanks, Kim ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Venkata Subrahmanaym Mukkavilli ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi MD

I have been placed on oxycodone 15 mg 3 x daily, soma 350 w x daily, xanax 1.0 3 x daily, topomx 15 mg 2 x daily, imitrex 50 as needed, fluoxetine 20 mg 1 daily,citalopram 20 1 x daily. For the past ... View answer

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

My husband has been worse since stopping fluoxetine and starting citalapram. He has had suicidal thoughts.? He stopped the citalapram on Thursday and started the fluoxetine again. He has terrible ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi ( Psychiatrist)
Dr.  Sushil Kumar Sompur MD

and have been advised to change to Fluoxetine whilst I begin a further slow withdrawal. I have now been using Fluoxetine for four days and have been having such severe brain shocks and huge emotional ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sushil Kumar Sompur ( Psychiatrist)