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How do you not get diarrhea when taking the antidepressant escitalopram?
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Depends: Diarrhea as well as abdominal cramping is a very common side effect of escitalopram. For many people that take it, this side effect lessens and diasppears after a couple of weeks. But not everyone is so lucky. If that is the case then i would consult your doctor and decide if another medication would be more appropriate.
Answered 7/20/2014
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Take it after food: And eventually , u may get used to it.
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