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Please tell me, could i take sleep aid while on lexapro (escitalopram)?

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Dr. John Van der Werff answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Maybe: Without knowing more about you and your health it is difficult to say. I would check with the doctor who prescribed the lexapro (escitalopram). A phone call may be all it takes. Also if you have to take something for sleep on a regular basis there may be something else going on and a sleep evaluation may benefit you...

Dr Gallia agreed

Answered 3/18/2015

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