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What does the drug lexapro look like
A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
Not advisable: If you're being treated for depression it's not advisable to skip your medication. However, your best advice about this matter would be obtained from ... Read More
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Dr. Mark Fisheranswered
Neurology 31 years experience
Not that simple: Assuming you haven't developed any liver or kidney disease in the last 5 years, the drug will be eliminated at the same rate whether you've taken it f... Read More
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1.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 61-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vanja Kondevanswered
Psychiatry 19 years experience
Celexa (citalopram) : Celexa is available in generic form and has the same active ingredient as lexapro (escitalopram).
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Dr. Jordan Balteranswered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
Lexapro (escitalopram): While Celexa is one option, and does contain the active ingredient in lexapro, escitalopram, the generic of Lexapro is also available and is probably ... Read More
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5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 56-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Burnsanswered
Emergency Medicine 39 years experience
It's not: A question of strength, but of effectiveness and presence of unwelcome side effects. This is something that should be mutually agreed upon by the doc... Read More
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4.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 58-year-old male asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Amitriptyline: Amitriptyline is sometimes prescribed off -label to help with sleep. Chance is less with lexapro. However see that you take diazepam 8mg per day - th... Read More
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694 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 58-year-old male asked:
Dr. Dana Salomyanswered
Psychiatry 23 years experience
Depends: Each person responds differently to different antidepressants so it is hard to know. In my experience people tend to respond better to LExapro (escita... Read More
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2.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 41-year-old male asked:
Dr. Joel Gallantanswered
Infectious Disease 38 years experience
Well tolerated: I suppose it means that it's well tolerated without major side effects. It is one of the antidepressants I use most often, perhaps for that reason.
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4.9k viewsReviewed Dec 02, 2022
A 58-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mary Rayanswered
Family Medicine 31 years experience
Tryptizol: Most likely the tryptizol (amitriptyline) as it causes drowsiness. Also, there is a drug interaction between lexapro (escitalopram) and tryptizol that... Read More
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1.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 39-year-old male asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Yes: You may be experiencing an ssri discontinuation sydrome which may cause you to feel like you have the flu with sxs
like GI upset, headache, feeling ... Read More
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5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nicholas Stratasanswered
Psychiatry 63 years experience
Less food, exercise: the things which are part of any plan are controlled food intake and regular physical exercise - discuss with your physician
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3.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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