Brand Name: Lexapro
Generic Name: Escitalopram
Primary Use: Depression, General Anxiety Disorder
Dosage Forms:
How long should it be taken?
Use for 7-9 months after the alleviation of symptoms of the primary disease.
Most common consequences of long-term use:
Generic Name: Escitalopram
Primary Use: Depression, General Anxiety Disorder
Dosage Forms:
- Oral tablets of 5mg, 10mg and 20mg
- Oral solution of 1mg/mL
- fever
- Unsteadiness
- Difficulty in breathing or swallowing
- seizure
- headache
- itching
- joint pain
- rash, hives or blisters
- difficulty in thinking, memory and concentration.
- Painful urination
- Abnormal excitement
- swelling of face, tongue, lips or eyes
- abnormal bleeding
- Epistaxis
- Rapid heart rate, confusion, agitation and sweating, loss of coordination
- Hallucinations, severe muscle stiffness, nausea or vomiting.
How long should it be taken?
Use for 7-9 months after the alleviation of symptoms of the primary disease.
Most common consequences of long-term use:
- Lower sex drive
- Difficulty in getting erection
- Lexapro is well tolerated and superior to many other drugs for treating GAD.
- The response rate was 75.8% -82% as successful antidepressant at 8 weeks in latest research.
