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Posted by linkadge on May 14, 2003, at 19:10:46
I know I need an AD with my Lithium, but even 10 mg of celexa sometimes pushes me over the edge.
Is 10mg of prozac relativly less ??
Linkadge
Posted by Snoozy on May 14, 2003, at 19:30:47
In reply to Whats stronger 10mg prozac or Celexa, posted by linkadge on May 14, 2003, at 19:10:46
I don't know how the doses of the 2 compare, but I see that they are both available in a liquid form in the U.S. Perhaps you can take even smaller doses with a liquid form? I have no direct experience, but I do know someone who took very small doses of Prozac in the liquid.
> I know I need an AD with my Lithium, but even 10 mg of celexa sometimes pushes me over the edge.
> Is 10mg of prozac relativly less ??
>
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> Linkadge
Posted by TapiocaMonk on May 15, 2003, at 0:06:47
In reply to Whats stronger 10mg prozac or Celexa, posted by linkadge on May 14, 2003, at 19:10:46
> I know I need an AD with my Lithium, but even 10 mg of celexa sometimes pushes me over the edge.
> Is 10mg of prozac relativly less ??
>
>
> Linkadge
Max dosage of Prozac is about 80mg, whereas max dose of Celexa is 20mg. So 10mg Prozac is indeed relatively less.
Posted by Ritch on May 15, 2003, at 10:12:55
In reply to Whats stronger 10mg prozac or Celexa, posted by linkadge on May 14, 2003, at 19:10:46
> I know I need an AD with my Lithium, but even 10 mg of celexa sometimes pushes me over the edge.
> Is 10mg of prozac relativly less ??
>
>
> LinkadgeCelexa is a lot more *selective* for the serotonin transorter than Prozac, but it is *weaker* than Prozac in its potency. Also Prozac is much less selective. This is just my opinion from taking both of them, but for me Prozac was about twice as strong as Celexa generally. That could be because it accumulated a lot more because of liver enzymes or whatever, though. The max dose of Prozac I could tolerate (for greater than a stretch of a month or so) was 5mg/day. Celexa the max was 10mg.
Posted by Jack Smith on May 15, 2003, at 13:22:48
In reply to Re: Whats stronger 10mg prozac or Celexa, posted by TapiocaMonk on May 15, 2003, at 0:06:47
> Max dosage of Prozac is about 80mg, whereas max dose of Celexa is 20mg. So 10mg Prozac is indeed relatively less.
>You might be a little confused. Max dosage of Celexa is around 80. 40 mg is a standard dose. 20 is considered on the low side but different people of course respond differently. Maybe you are thinking of Lexapro which, I think, has a max dosage of 20--though many go over it.
By the way, 10mg Prozac would strike me as being stronger than 10 mg of Celexa, which I think is an extremely low dose. Of course, YMMV,
JACK
Posted by TapiocaMonk on May 15, 2003, at 13:59:56
In reply to Re: Whats stronger 10mg prozac or Celexa » TapiocaMonk, posted by Jack Smith on May 15, 2003, at 13:22:48
Appologies, I take back my post. I was thinking Lexapro, not Celexa.
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