Celexa for PPD?

oregonchick writes:
: I saw a doc today for the depression and she prescribed me 40mg of Celexa
: even after we discussed Zoloft. The paper that came with the prescription
: said in bold letters, "DO NOT USE WHEN BREASTFEEDING". Then I get home and
: read things online that really freak me out. Now I don'y know what to
: do-take the Celexa, try to push for a different drug, stop bf'ing, or tough
: out the depression. Can anyone help?

Celexa is L3 and has a longer half-life. Why would the doctor prescribe
it if he knew this? Get him to change or go to an new doctor.

Larry

In message , Anne Rogers
writes

Hale gives the hierachy of choice as follows, so Celexa is not the worst,
but not the best either, it should be used if there is a reason not to use
the others
a.. Zoloft
a.. Paxil
a.. Celexa
a.. Effexor
a.. Prozac

IIRC, Paxil is aka Seroxat/paroxetine.

A now well-known POSSIBLE side effect is utterly horrendous suicidal
depression.

This happened to me. I was lucky to survive it.

Treat with extreme caution.
--
Mogget

"Mogget" wrote in message
...
In message , Anne Rogers
writes

Hale gives the hierachy of choice as follows, so Celexa is not the worst,
but not the best either, it should be used if there is a reason not to use
the others
a.. Zoloft
a.. Paxil
a.. Celexa
a.. Effexor
a.. Prozac

IIRC, Paxil is aka Seroxat/paroxetine.

A now well-known POSSIBLE side effect is utterly horrendous suicidal
depression.

This happened to me. I was lucky to survive it.

Treat with extreme caution.

the same is true with Prozac, I'm not aware of this being such a high risk
with the others, I also had this problem with prozac, so I decided to stop
taking it, figureing I'd rather be low all the time than fine for 5 days and
suicidal for 2 per week.

Cheers

Anne