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4 patient evaluations for Escitalopram

  • Scotian
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    HIV 1 yr
    Mental Symptoms: none
    Physical Symptoms: none
    Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: none
    500
    VL 38
    Taking HIV meds
  • Scotian
  • by Scotian
    current dosage:
    20 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 9 months
    purpose:
    Depression
  • f9a295902b32f2d91923c8621be9d5a660ee1fa6
Depression Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Feb 10, 2009 Moderate Mild Always Not at all
  • Loss of sex drive (libido)
  • dry mouth
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  • FrankieNinja
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    HIV 2 yrs
    Mental Symptoms: moderate
    Physical Symptoms: mild
    Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: none
    627
    VL 40
    Taking HIV meds
  • FrankieNinja
  • by FrankieNinja
    dosage:
    Stopped taking
    purpose:
    Depression
  • 29e4e5826ed3be4a239750b8f853de65ad8989d9
Depression Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Jan 16, 2009 Moderate Moderate Always Not at all
  • Restlessness
  • Sex drive (libido) decreased
  • Brain fog
Advice/Tips Cost
Jan 16, 2009 It keeps your emotions sort of on a flat line so that you highs are not very high and your lows are not very low. Sometimes you think something is wrong with you because you dont feel emotions as strongly as you think you should. < $25 monthly
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  • ukwildcat
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 1 star
    HIV 2 yrs
    Mental Symptoms: moderate
    Physical Symptoms: moderate
    Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: severe
    674
    VL 102
    2 yrs with AIDS.Taking HIV meds
  • by ukwildcat
    current dosage:
    20 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 2 years
    purpose:
    Depression
  • 67e83eb7775c6b4a81510782a2a18e89d118ea00
Depression Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Oct 22, 2008 Can't tell Moderate Usually A little
  • Apathy
  • Sex drive (libido) decreased
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  • young-and-poz
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    HIV 5 yrs
    Mental Symptoms: mild
    Physical Symptoms: none
    Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: none
    633
    VL < 50
    Taking HIV meds
  • young-and-poz
  • by young-and-poz
    current dosage:
    30 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 1 year
    purpose:
    Depression
  • b48b52d657ded60539847b29445a26cbcc2c7dd3
Depression Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
May 02, 2007 Moderate Mild Always Not at all
  • Sex drive (libido) decreased
  • Anxiety
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