10 Mg of Celexa doesn't help my GAD... is there something else stronger in my price range (50 dollars)?

Question

Because I don't want to go spend another 70 dollars for a doctors visit if there isn't something stronger for anxiety around the 50 dollar a month price range... and I don't have insurance.

Answer 1

The normal dosage for Celexa is 20mg and a person can even go up to 40mg. I've taken Celexa for about 5 years at a 20mg dosage. Perhaps you could try doubling your dose to 20mg and see if it helps.

To help out with drug costs since you don't have insurance you can ask your doctor to prescribe a larger dosage of your medication and cut the tablets in half. This is what I do for some of my medications. Like with Celexa, I have my doctor prescribe 40mg tablets and I cut them in half to 20mg and they last 2 months. It's cheaper to buy one month of 40mg than two months of 20mg.

Answer 2

Regardless of what you get, you are going to have to get a doctor's approval, so they may require a visit no matter what.Switching your treatment is always a matter of weighing out the benefits and risks of each type of treatment. (What side effects you are most able to deal with, etc)

There are four types of drugs that are thought to help with GAD:
antidepressants (celexa)
benzodiazepines (xanax, etc)
beta-blockers (in specific cases, not many)
and buspirone

Are you getting brand name Celexa? IF so, consider switching to the generic...10mg is the lowest strength available of Celexa... changing strengths of the same medication does not usually change the price by much. (especially if you do not have insurance... consider asking the doctor for a prescription for double the strength, but take half tablets. then you are paying for #15 tablets instead of #30 each month.)

There are many medications which are used for the same things as celexa, but the only one which works in almost the same way is leally, anxapro.. .which is not available generically and may not take into account your need for something "stronger"


you can always go the benzodiazepine (Sp?) route (ativan, xanax) they have been around longer and are available at much cheaper costs.... you may also find them stronger, but thye are controlled substances and carry a risk of dependency.