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What is Escitalopram?

Escitalopram is an antidepressant in a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). It is used to treat anxiety and major depressive disorder. Off label it is used for mild agitation in patients with dementia.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Depression 510 119
Treat my mood condition(s) 241 53
Anxiety 179 48
Other 52 8
Fibromyalgia 20 4
Emotional lability 19 5

See all 929 patients currently taking Escitalopram


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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
13 6%
Moderate
47 22%
Mild
71 33%
None
81 38%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sex drive (libido) decreased
51 24%
Apathy
32 15%
Brain fog
29 14%
Weight gain
29 14%
Fatigue
28 13%
Insomnia
24 11%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Escitalopram. See all 28 dosages ►

  2 10mg as needed 5mg/5mL as needed 5mg as needed daily 5 mg/5 mL monthly 0.5 mg daily 1 mg daily 2 mg daily 2.5 mg daily 5 mg/5 mL daily 5 mg/5 mL daily 5 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 2 x 5 mg/5 mL daily 12.5 mg daily 15 mg daily 3 x 5 mg/5 mL daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mcg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 45 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 17 Number of Patients: 17 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 26 Number of Patients: 26 51 Number of Patients: 51 2 Number of Patients: 2 374 Number of Patients: 374 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 18 Number of Patients: 18 1 Number of Patients: 1 347 Number of Patients: 347 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 40 Number of Patients: 40 37 Number of Patients: 37 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Escitalopram (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
92 34% Did not seem to work: 34%
Side effects too severe
62 23% Side effects too severe: 23%
Other
57 21% Other: 21%
Doctor's advice
53 20% Doctor's advice: 20%
Expense
29 11% Expense: 11%
Course of treatment ended
16 6% Course of treatment ended: 6%
Personal research
10 4% Personal research: 4%
Not indicated
5 2% Not indicated: 2%

See all 258 patients who’ve stopped taking Escitalopram

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Escitalopram

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
8
13
55
103
92
181

Stopped Taking Escitalopram

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
30
45
38
52
41
51

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
163 77%
Usually
42 20%
Sometimes
3 1%
Never
4 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
10 5%
Somewhat
24 11%
A little
46 22%
Not at all
132 62%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 0%
$100-199
7 3%
$50-99
21 10%
$25-49
48 23%
< $25
76 36%

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Report created on November 20, 2009.