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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 892 288 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Major Depressive Disorder 373 67 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Anxious mood 369 122 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 258 74 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Dysthymia 74 14 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 51 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 1550 patients currently taking Escitalopram

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 45
Moderate
 119
Mild
 157
None
 246

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

Sex drive (libido) decreased 83
Weight gain 54
Fatigue 45
Apathy 39
Brain fog 30
Insomnia 27
See all 151 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 daily 5 mg/5 mL 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 77 Number of Patients: 77 54 Number of Patients: 54 621 Number of Patients: 621 34 Number of Patients: 34 627 Number of Patients: 627 5 Number of Patients: 5 61 Number of Patients: 61 84 Number of Patients: 84 9 Number of Patients: 9  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Escitalopram (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 265   Did not seem to work: 37%
Side effects too severe 175   Side effects too severe: 24%
Doctor's advice 173   Doctor's advice: 24%
Other 141   Other: 20%
Expense 96   Expense: 13%
Course of treatment ended 47   Course of treatment ended: 7%
Personal research 37   Personal research: 5%
Change in health plan coverage 30   Change in health plan coverage: 4%
Not indicated 6   Not indicated: 1%

See all 687 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
 452 80%
Usually
 88 16%
Sometimes
 10 2%
Never
 17 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Escitalopram

Very
 17 3%
Somewhat
 39 7%
A little
 96 17%
Not at all
 415 73%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Escitalopram

$200+
 5 1%
$100-199
 17 5%
$50-99
 55 15%
$25-49
 123 33%
< $25
 174 47%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.