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Been taking escitalopram 10 mg.for 6 days. have bad tiredness, nausea, headache, and more anxiety with alittle headache. is this normal when starting?
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Yes: Those are all symptoms that should resolve by the 4th-6th weeks of treatment.
Answered 6/22/2015
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