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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Depressed mood 874 282 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Anxious mood 341 113 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Major Depressive Disorder 288 44 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 257 73 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Dysthymia 62 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 51 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 1493 patients currently taking Escitalopram

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 41
Moderate
 106
Mild
 149
None
 232

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Escitalopram

Sex drive (libido) decreased 77
Weight gain 51
Fatigue 42
Apathy 38
Brain fog 29
Insomnia 27
See all 134 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Escitalopram. See all 34 dosages ►

  daily 5 mg/5 mL daily 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily
  15 Number of Patients: 15 55 Number of Patients: 55 73 Number of Patients: 73 606 Number of Patients: 606 33 Number of Patients: 33 594 Number of Patients: 594 5 Number of Patients: 5 61 Number of Patients: 61 78 Number of Patients: 78 8 Number of Patients: 8  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Escitalopram (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 237   Did not seem to work: 37%
Doctor's advice 164   Doctor's advice: 26%
Side effects too severe 159   Side effects too severe: 25%
Other 124   Other: 19%
Expense 88   Expense: 14%
Course of treatment ended 44   Course of treatment ended: 7%
Personal research 34   Personal research: 5%
Change in health plan coverage 24   Change in health plan coverage: 4%
Not indicated 7   Not indicated: 1%

See all 622 patients who’ve stopped taking Escitalopram

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Escitalopram

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Escitalopram

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Escitalopram

Always
 421 80%
Usually
 85 16%
Sometimes
 8 2%
Never
 14 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Escitalopram

Very
 16 3%
Somewhat
 36 7%
A little
 87 16%
Not at all
 389 74%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Escitalopram

$200+
 5 1%
$100-199
 17 5%
$50-99
 50 14%
$25-49
 117 33%
< $25
 164 46%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.