Lexapro?
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Brand Names: U.S.:
Lexapro?
Brand Names: Canada:
Cipralex?
Uses
- It is used to treat low mood (depression).
- It is used to treat anxiety.
- Escitalopram raises chemicals in the brain.
- With low mood (depression), sleep and eating habits may get better fast. Other signs may take up to 4 to 6 weeks to get better.
Dosing
How to take
- To gain the most benefit, do not miss doses.
- Take with or without food. Take with food if it causes an upset stomach.
- There is a liquid (solution) if you cannot swallow pills.
- Those who have feeding tubes may also use the liquid. Flush the feeding tube before and after this drug is given.
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