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 taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depression | 48 |
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5 | |||
| Anxiety | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Emotional lability | 10 |
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2 | ||||
| General health | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Other | 4 | 0 | |||||
| disease-related symptoms | 2 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other
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5 | 31% |
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Expense
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3 | 19% |
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Doctor's advice
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3 | 19% |
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Side effects too severe
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2 | 13% |
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 6% |
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Course of treatment ended
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1 | 6% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- jmlasorsa
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: mild
- Legs: moderate
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- jmlasorsa
- 5 mg daily
- since Aug 18, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Depression
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Side Effects
None
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- supasonic
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: severe
- Arms: severe
- Chest: moderate
- Legs: severe
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- supasonic
- 10 mg daily
- since Dec 11, 2008
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Emotional lability
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips makes me more stable, emotionally See full evaluation
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- kitkat2055
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: moderate
- Legs: severe
- See profile
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- kitkat2055
- 10 mg daily
- since Apr 15, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Depression
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
See all 7 patient evaluations
Report created on November 21, 2009.