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Different name for Cipralex?

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opclover
opclover

My doctor wrote a script for Cipralex 10mg but the pharmacist dispensed Zydus Escitalopram 10mg.  Is there any difference? 

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  • karin65289
    karin65289 opclover

    Posted

    Thanks for asking, I was going to post a simular question. I've been on Cipralex for 5 years and last month my Rx was dispensed as Escitalopram. I lloked it up online and it appears to be a generic version of Cipralex. 

    I feel that the generic medication is slightly different - I was lightheaded... I don't know how to find out if the composition is idential or just close. Any ideas? The village I live in is so small that we don't have a pharmasist (everything is checked by a pharmasist via video).

  • sarah15723
    sarah15723 opclover

    Posted

    No, mines escitalopram too - cipralex is a different brand name x
  • judy1959
    judy1959 opclover

    Posted

    Escitalopram is the generic name for cipralex. 
    • gen07717
      gen07717 judy1959

      Posted

      Hi Judy, my psychiatrist is switching me from venlafaxine/effexor to escitalopram.  I'm to reduce my dose of Ven to 150mg and then introduce escitalopram.  I note that you have some experience of this and hoped you could let me know how you got on.  I've been suffering from severe depression and some anxiety for about 9 months.  Thanks Judy. Gen x
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