North Canton, OH
A 37-year-old female asked:
Taking 20mg generic lexapro (escitalopram) daily, 1mg klonopin as needed (rarely), can i take 100mg sumatriptan occasionally for migraine, advil/tylenol does nothing?
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Dr. Krishna Kumaranswered
Psychiatry 57 years experience
Lexapro (escitalopram) Headache: I understand your distress.
Thank you for informing about Anxiety and IBS.
Lexapro (escitalopram) and Stress can cause headache.
Using Sumatriptan together with Lexapro (escitalopram) can increase the risk of a rare but serious Serotonin Syndrome
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