SSRI dosage equivalents

[Lindelea]

Hi everybody

I'm quoting the following information from @niknash (I found it in a previous post)

SSRI dosage equivalents:
20mg Celexa (citalopram hydrobromide) =
5mg Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate) =
50mg Luvox (fluvoxamine maleate) =
20mg Paxil (paroxetine hydrochloride) =
20mg Prozac (fluoxetine hydrochloride) =
50mg Zoloft (sertraline hydrochloride) =
75mg of Effexor (venlafaxine hydrochloride)

And I found this on the internet:

Low/Minimum Therapeutic Dosage Equivalents
20mg Celexa (citalopram HBr) = 10mg Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate) = 50mg Luvox (fluvoxamine maleate) = 10mg Paxil (paroxetine HCl)9 = 20mg Prozac (fluoxetine HCl) = 50mg Zoloft (sertraline HCl) = 75mg Effexor (venlafaxine HCl)10 = 50mg Pristiq (desvenlafaxine HCl)11 = 20mg of Cymbalta (duloxetine HCl)

I just wanted to know if this was true, cause u know my psychiatrist switched me to 50mg Conexine and even tho I'll try to stay med free, I was wondering if this is like taking 20mg Paxil.... 'cause 50mg sounds like A LOT of mg!

[texgirl]

Originally Posted by Lindelea

Hi everybody

I'm quoting the following information from @niknash (I found it in a previous post)

SSRI dosage equivalents:
20mg Celexa (citalopram hydrobromide) =
5mg Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate) =
50mg Luvox (fluvoxamine maleate) =
20mg Paxil (paroxetine hydrochloride) =
20mg Prozac (fluoxetine hydrochloride) =
50mg Zoloft (sertraline hydrochloride) =
75mg of Effexor (venlafaxine hydrochloride)

And I found this on the internet:

Low/Minimum Therapeutic Dosage Equivalents
20mg Celexa (citalopram HBr) = 10mg Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate) = 50mg Luvox (fluvoxamine maleate) = 10mg Paxil (paroxetine HCl)9 = 20mg Prozac (fluoxetine HCl) = 50mg Zoloft (sertraline HCl) = 75mg Effexor (venlafaxine HCl)10 = 50mg Pristiq (desvenlafaxine HCl)11 = 20mg of Cymbalta (duloxetine HCl)

I just wanted to know if this was true, cause u know my psychiatrist switched me to 50mg Conexine and even tho I'll try to stay med free, I was wondering if this is like taking 20mg Paxil.... 'cause 50mg sounds like A LOT of mg!

Conexine is Zoloft (sertraline), so 50mg of it would be the "low/minimum" dosage equivalent, according to the chart.

Again, for anybody seeing this for the first time, the Lexapro dose posted on the first chart is wrong. It should be 10mg, not 5mg.

[Backtopaxil]

Originally Posted by texgirl

Conexine is Zoloft (sertraline), so 50mg of it would be the "low/minimum" dosage equivalent, according to the chart.

Again, for anybody seeing this for the first time, the Lexapro dose posted on the first chart is wrong. It should be 10mg, not 5mg.

You are not getting Mg of drug but Mg of garbage. Usually they start you at 50 and then bump you like to 75 or 100mg. Now that was an awful ride for me.

I choose Paxil anytime ( if no other choice )

[texgirl]

I didn't tell her she should take it. I just told her that taking 50mg Conexine is the same as taking 50mg of Zoloft.

Lindelea's already been advised that other drugs are not going to mask Paxil withdrawal. If she chooses to take one, that's her decision. All we can do is try to inform.

[Meta]

Originally Posted by Lindelea

I just wanted to know if this was true, cause u know my psychiatrist switched me to 50mg Conexine and even tho I'll try to stay med free, I was wondering if this is like taking 20mg Paxil.... 'cause 50mg sounds like A LOT of mg!

I don't think so. The dosages are different for each drug (20mg is the normal Prozac dosage, but that would a very low Effexor dosage for example). These drugs have a similar mode of action, but they all have somewhat different effects and they're not interchangeable. Especially not Effexor, which is an SNRI. But to answer your question, 50mg of Conexine is a much lower dosage than 50mg of Paxil but I wouldn't recommend either.

They're all ineffective and generally horrible though, so I suppose they are equivalent in a sense.

[texgirl]

Originally Posted by Meta

I don't think so. The dosages are different for each drug (20mg is the normal Prozac dosage, but that would a very low Effexor dosage, for example). These drugs have a similar mode of action, but they all have somewhat different effects and they're not interchangeable. Especially not Effexor, which is an SNRI.

They're all ineffective and generally horrible though, so I suppose they are equivalent in a sense.

What Lindelea is asking is whether 50mg Conexine is equivalent to 20mg Paxil, as the chart claims. Since Conexine is sertraline (Zoloft), according to the chart, it is.

[Backtopaxil]

Originally Posted by texgirl

I didn't tell her she should take it. I just told her that taking 50mg Conexine is the same as taking 50mg of Zoloft.

Lindelea's already been advised that other drugs are not going to mask Paxil withdrawal. If she chooses to take one, that's her decision. All we can do is try to inform.

Of course I know you did not. I trust your knowledge and wisdom.

I was switch to that drug and had such a bad trip. And you are absolutely right. I had startup and Paxil w/d compounded.

[Lindelea]

Thank you guys

Now I understand it's the same... it's just that 50mg sounds like A LOT!.. I dunno if it will lead me to a bad trip (if I take it) the only thing I know is that Paxil did let me to a bad trip these past days, I felt like dying