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What usually has worse sexual side effects luvox or lexapro (escitalopram)?
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Luvox/fluvoxamine: Luvox (fluvoxamine) tends to have a higher risk of sexual side effects than lexapro/escitalopram, which has one of the lower risks among the antidepressants for sexual side effects.
Answered 2/29/2016
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