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Escitalopram Treatment Report

Brand Names: Lexapro, Cipralex
Generic Name: Escitalopram

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.

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.


Reasons taken

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

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Depression 47 52%
Anxiety 9 10%
Emotional lability 9 10%
General health 5 5%
Other 4 4%
disease-related symptoms 2 2%
Insomnia 1 1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Escitalopram.

  daily 5 mg/5 mL daily 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 36 Number of Patients: 36 1 Number of Patients: 1 22 Number of Patients: 22 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3  

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
1
6
9
11
10

Stopped Taking Escitalopram

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
2
3
1
2
6
Why Patients Stopped Taking Escitalopram (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 5 31% Other: 31%
Expense 3 19% Expense: 19%
Doctor's advice 3 19% Doctor's advice: 19%
Side effects too severe 3 19% Side effects too severe: 19%
Did not seem to work 1 6% Did not seem to work: 6%
Course of treatment ended 1 6% Course of treatment ended: 6%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 7 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

There is currently no efficacy data for Escitalopram.

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 14% 1
None 86% 6

Top reported side-effects include: Decreased sex drive (libido), Apathy, Weight gain

Summary results are based on 7 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 7)

  • jmlasorsa
    Sex: F
    Mouth/throat: moderate
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: mild
    Legs: moderate
    See profile
  • jmlasorsa
  • by jmlasorsa
    Aug 18, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Depression

  • supasonic
    Sex: M
    Mouth/throat: severe
    Arms: severe
    Chest: moderate
    Legs: severe
    See profile
  • supasonic
  • by supasonic
    Dec 11, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Emotional lability
Advice/Tips
makes me more stable, emotionally

See all evaluation results for Escitalopram

Report created on November 07, 2009.