Lexapro (Escitalopram)

Lexapro is use for treatments depression and anxiety. It perhaps as well be uses for other circumstances as defined by your health care provider.

Uses Lexapro as send by your physician.

    * Lexapro comes with an additional individual information sheet called a Tablet Guide. Read it carefully and reread it each time you become Lexapro tucked.
    * Lexapro can be accept with or without eat. If belly upset occurs, taken with eat to decrease belly exasperation.
    * Many weeks perhaps pass until Lexapro achieves total result.
    * Proceed to used Lexapro even if you feel well. No miss any doses.

Ask your doctor any questions you perhaps have approximately how to using Lexapro.

Lexapro is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) type of antidepressant. It working by increasing the activity of a chemical during the brain called serotonin, which helping to elevate mood.

If you miss a dosage of Lexapro, taken it as soon as perhaps. If it is almost time for your next dosage, skip the missed dosage and go back to your regular dosing graph. Not taken 2 doses at once.

Kept Lexapro at 77 degrees F (25 degrees C). Stored far from warmth, humidity, and sunshine. Brief storage at temperatures beth 59 and 86 degrees F (15 and 30 degrees C) is permitted. Not kept during the bathroom. Store Lexapro out of the reach of babies and far from pets.

No uses Lexapro if:

    * you are allergic to any component during Lexapro
    * you are accept citalopram
    * you are take or have accept a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) (eg, phenelzine), selegiline, or St. John's wort within the last 14 days
    * you are taken a fenfluramine derivative (eg, dexfenfluramine), an H1 antagonist (eg, astemizole, terfenadine), nefazodone, pimozide, or sibutramine



Seek your medico or physician right far if any of these treat to you.

Some medicine circumstances possibly cooperate with Lexapro . Say your doc or pharmacist if you have any health terms, particularly if any of the following treat to you:

    * if you are pregnant, planning to get pregnant, or are breast-feeding
    * if you are taken any prescription or no prescription med, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement
    * if you have allergies to medications, foods, or other substances
    * if you or a family member has a history of bipolar derangement (manic-depression), other mental or mood woe, suicidal thoughts or attempts, or alcohol or substance abuse
    * if you have a history of seizures, liver woe, serious kidney woe, belly or bowel bleeding, or metabolism woe
    * if you are dehydrated, have low blood sodium levels, or drink alcohol
    * if you will be having electroconvulsive treating (ECT)



Certain MEDICATIONS POSSIBLY COOPERATE with Lexapro . Say your physician if you are taken any other capsules, notably any of the following:

    * Fenfluramine derivatives (eg, dexfenfluramine), linezolid, lithium, MAOIs (eg, phenelzine), metoclopramide, nefazodone, selegiline, serotonin 5-HT1 receptor agonists (eg, sumatriptan), sibutramine, St. John's wort, or trazodone because serious side results, such as a reaction that perhaps involve fever, rigid muscles, blood pressure changes, mental changes, confusion, irritability, agitation, delirium, and coma, possible happen
    * Anticoagulants (eg, warfarin), aspirin, or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory pills (NSAIDs) (eg, ibuprofen) because the risk of bleeding, incorporating belly bleeding, can be extended
    * Diuretics (eg, furosemide, hydrochlorothiazide) because the risk of low blood sodium levels can be extended
    * Tramadol because the risk of seizures perhaps be enlarged H1 antagonists (eg, astemizole, terfenadine) or phenothiazines (eg, chlorpromazine, thioridazine) because serious heart woe, incorporating irregular heartbeat, perhaps happen
    * Carbamazepine or cyproheptadine because they can reduce Lexapro 's effectiveness
    * Clozapine, pimozide, risperidone, or tricyclic antidepressants (eg, amitriptyline) because the risk of their side consequences possible be raised by Lexapro

All tablets can cause side consequences, but several people do not have them, or minor, side consequences. Check with your Dr. if any of these often COMMON side consequences preserved or get bothersome:

    * Constipation; decreased sexually desire or ability; diarrhea; dizziness; drowsiness; dry mouth; headache; enlarged sweating; lightheadedness when you stand or sit up; loss of appetite; sicchasia; belly upset; tiredness; trouble sleeping.


Contact health attention right far if any of these SERIOUS side consequences happen:

    * Serious allergic responses (eruption; hives; pruritus; difficulty breathing; incommodity during the breast; hypostasis of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); bizarre behavior; black or bloody stools; breast ache; confusion; decreased concentration; fast or irregular heartbeat; hallucinations; memory loss; menstrual period changes; new or worsening agitation, panic attacks, aggressiveness, impulsiveness, irritability, hostility, exaggerated feeling of well-being, restlessness, or inability to sit still; persistent or serious jingle during the ears;persistent, painful erection; red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin; seizures; serious or persistent anxiety or trouble sleeping; belly ache; suicidal thoughts or attempts; tremor; peculiar bruising or bleeding; peculiar or serious mental or mood changes; vision changes; worsening of depression.

Lexapro must be use only by the individual for whom it is enacted. Not separate it with other people.
If your symptoms no improve or if they get worse, check with your medico.