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What is Lexapro?

Lexapro® is a brand name for the antidepressant escitalopram, a 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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Depression 55 11
Anxiety 11 2
Other 7 0
Treat Parkinson's 5 0
Anxiety due to Parkinson's 3 1
Mood swings 2 1

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 6%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
5 29%
None
11 65%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sex drive (libido) decreased
3 18%
Weight gain
1 6%
Nausea
1 6%
Brain fog
1 6%
feelings of isolation
1 6%
Depression
1 6%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  daily 0.5 mg daily 2.5 mg 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 25 Number of Patients: 25 1 Number of Patients: 1 29 Number of Patients: 29 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Lexapro (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
6 29% Did not seem to work: 29%
Course of treatment ended
4 19% Course of treatment ended: 19%
Side effects too severe
3 14% Side effects too severe: 14%
Doctor's advice
3 14% Doctor's advice: 14%
Other
3 14% Other: 14%
Not indicated
2 10% Not indicated: 10%
Expense
2 10% Expense: 10%
Personal research
1 5% Personal research: 5%

See all 21 patients who’ve stopped taking Lexapro

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Lexapro

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
1
3
8
6
18

Stopped Taking Lexapro

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
5
3
5
2
5

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
13 76%
Usually
2 12%
Sometimes
1 6%
Never
1 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 6%
A little
3 18%
Not at all
13 76%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
3 18%
$25-49
4 24%
< $25
6 35%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.