I guess I thought that prozac was stronger...It is stronger than Celexa though, isn't it?
From Rxlist.com: "CelexaTM (citalopram HBr) should be administered at an initial dose of 20 mg once daily, generally with an increase to a dose of 40 mg/day. Dose increases should usually occur in increments of 20 mg at intervals of no less than one week. Although certain patients may require a dose of 60 mg/day, the only study pertinent to dose response for effectiveness did not demonstrate an advantage for the 60 mg/day dose; over the 40 mg/day dose doses above 40 mg are therefore not ordinarily recommended. "
vs.
"In controlled trials used to support the efficacy of fluoxetine [prozac], patients were administered morning doses ranging from 20 mg to 80 mg/day."
So the Celexa dosage range is about 20-40 mg, and the Prozac range is about 20-80mg (it once had a 60 mg upper limit but now that limit had been raised). This implies that on a mg basis, Celexa is more potent than Prozac.
prozac is an sri not an ssri
Yes, it IS an SSRI.