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lexapro zoloft and celexa together

Hi,
New here... my daughter was prescribed zoloft (sertraline) 25 mg, celexa 10 mg, and lexapro 5 mg to take all together. When picking up her prescription, the pharmacist questioned the prescribing doctors mix saying that taking all three could cause serotonin syndrome. My daughter started out on the zoloft at half dose for a week, then went to 25 mg, then added celexa and lexapro a few weeks later. She is now at week 16 but seems to be doing fine except for she can't get rid of a flu. Prozac gave her horrible headaches so this combination was recommended for her anxiety and panic attacks. Has anyone else been prescribed this mix all together and has it worked?

Thanks for any comments/help
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11487567 tn?1418754128
Thank you for your input. The psychiatrist who saw my daughter was really nice and connected well with my daughter. But we will be getting a second opinion now.
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Paxiled is right on target. If I may add I would most definelely find a new pscychiatrist. All of this med is overkill. You start out with one med, try diff doses, evaluate side effects and whether it is working. It the med fails than you stop the med, try a new one and start the process over again. Being your own advocate and doing your med research is the best way to help your daughter. There are good pscy dr and bad ones, speaking from experience. You will know when you've found the right one.
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No, I can't imagine very many people taking three different drugs that all target serotonin receptors at the same time.  Celexa and Lexapro are essentially the same drug, with Lexapro being Celexa with some of the molecules cut out.  This is weird indeed.  I wonder why the Zoloft wasn't tried at a more therapeutic dose instead of layering on the same kind of drugs.
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