Drug Name

Lexapro (Escitalopram)

Drug Uses

Lexapro is using for treatments depression and anxiety. It perhaps as well be uses for other circumstances as defined by your medico.

How to use

Using Lexapro as send by your physician.

    * Lexapro comes with an additional person information sheet called a Pill 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, accept with meal to decrease belly exasperation.
    * Many weeks possible pass until Lexapro achieves total consequences.
    * Keep to used Lexapro even if you feel well. No miss any doses.

Ask your physician any questions you perhaps have near how to uses Lexapro.

Drug Class and Mechanism

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

Missed Dose

If you miss a serving of Lexapro, accept it as soon as possibly. If it is almost time for your next dosage, skip the missed dosage and go back to your regular dosing timing. No taken 2 doses at once.

Storage

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. No kept during the bathroom. Continue Lexapro out of the reach of babies and far from pets.

Warnings/Precautions

No uses Lexapro if:

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



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

Some medicine circumstances can cooperate with Lexapro . Say your health care provider 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 take any prescription or without prescription capsule, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement
    * if you have allergies to tablets, 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 doctor if you are taken any other pills, particularly 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 consequences, such as a reaction that perhaps involve fever, rigid muscles, blood pressure changes, mental changes, confusion, irritability, agitation, delirium, and coma, perhaps happen
    * Anticoagulants (eg, warfarin), aspirin, or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) (eg, ibuprofen) because the risk of bleeding, incorporating belly bleeding, possibly be enlarged
    * Diuretics (eg, furosemide, hydrochlorothiazide) because the risk of low blood sodium levels can be raised
    * Tramadol because the risk of seizures possible be enlarged H1 antagonists (eg, astemizole, terfenadine) or phenothiazines (eg, chlorpromazine, thioridazine) because serious heart woe, incorporating irregular heartbeat, can happen
    * Carbamazepine or cyproheptadine because they possibly reduce Lexapro 's effectiveness
    * Clozapine, pimozide, risperidone, or tricyclic antidepressants (eg, amitriptyline) because the risk of their side consequences possibly be raised by Lexapro

Possible Side Effects

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

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


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

    * Serious allergic responses (morbilli; hives; itchiness; difficulty breathing; incommodity during the breast; edema of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); bizarre behavior; black or bloody stools; breast hurt; 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 tinkling 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; different bruising or bleeding; peculiar or serious mental or mood changes; vision changes; worsening of depression.

More Information

Lexapro must be use only by the person for whom it is enacted. No separate it with other people.
If your symptoms not improve or if they get worse, check with your health care provider.