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A member asked:

I am on 10mg of lexapro (escitalopram) for anxiety.would it be o k to take 5mg in the day and 5mg at bedtime.

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Yes: That would be fine.

Dr Callaghan and another doctor agreed

Answered 12/29/2020

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