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Can lexapro (escitalopram) be used off label for ocd as it works strongly on serotonin and how does it differ from luvox?
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Lexapro (escitalopram): Yes it can, similar for anxiety but better tolerated than Luvox (fluvoxamine).
Answered 3/25/2015
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