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A member asked:

I have a nagging headache some days.i am on 10mg of lexapro (escitalopram) for the last 12 months.could this cause it after 12 months.it is so annoying.thanks?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

If you have taken: Lexapro (escitalopram) for the last 12 months and you did not have headaches - it would be unlikely that the Lexapro (escitalopram) was the cause (without some change that would account for a higher blood level).

Dr Pappas and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/20/2016

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