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My psychiatrist just took me off my lexapro (escitalopram) 5mg 1xper day due to im very off balance from it.how long until this off balance thing stops?
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Lexapro (escitalopram): Depends on how long u bee on it, but at that low dose, doubt it would be more than a week. By the way, what was it prescribed for?.
Answered 8/6/2013
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Less than a week: Probably only several more days because the dose was do low to begin with.
Answered 8/21/2013
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