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Brand Names: Cipralex, Esipram, Lexapro, Seroplex

What is Escitalopram? Escitalopram is an antidepressant in a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). It affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause depression or anxiety. It is used to treat anxiety and major depressive disorder.

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Reasons Taken

196 patients in the community are taking or have taken Escitalopram.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Depression 105 53%
Other 32 16%
Anxiety 26 13%
Mood swings 9 4%
General health 5 2%
Emotional lability 3 1%
Difficulty sleeping through night 2 1%
Support another treatment 2 1%
Fatigue 2 1%
bipolar disorder 1 <1%
Burning sensation, skin 1 <1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Escitalopram.

  0 mg day 0 mg none 1 mg day 5 mg day 10 mg day 20 mg day 30 mg day 40 mg day 60 mg day 200 mg day
  7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 75 Number of Patients: 75 58 Number of Patients: 58 8 Number of Patients: 8 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Escitalopram or how long patients were taking Escitalopram before stopping.

Currently taking Escitalopram

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
6
12
17
35
38

Stopped taking Escitalopram

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
5
2
5
6
5
Why Patients Stopped Taking Escitalopram (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 8 32% Other: 32%
Doctor's advice 5 20% Doctor's advice: 20%
Did not seem to work 4 16% Did not seem to work: 16%
Expense 4 16% Expense: 16%
Course of treatment ended 3 12% Course of treatment ended: 12%
Personal research 2 8% Personal research: 8%
Side effects too severe 1 4% Side effects too severe: 4%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 20 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 31% 4
Moderate 54% 7
Slight 15% 2

Depression

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 30% 6
None 70% 14

Top reported side-effects include: Decreased sex drive, Apathy, Fatigue

Summary results are based on 20 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 20)

  • tink1227
    Sensation: Mild
    Overall: None
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: none
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: none
    Walking: none
    See profile
  • tink1227
  • by tink1227
    Aug 18, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Depression

  • notgivenup
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: none
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • notgivenup
  • by notgivenup
    Aug 20, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Depression

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