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Taking Escitalopram
269 Patients currently take Escitalopram
46 Patients stopped taking Escitalopram
MarB Mouth/throat: mild Arms: moderate Chest: moderate Legs: moderate See profile MarB Lexapro, 30 mg daily since Feb 01, 2008
claudiamedic Mouth/throat: moderate Arms: moderate Chest: moderate Legs: moderate See profile claudiamedic Lexapro, 20 mg daily since Mar 17, 2006
Fatboy Mouth/throat: moderate Arms: moderate Chest: moderate Legs: moderate See profile Fatboy Lexapro, 20 mg daily since Feb 06, 2006

Escitalopram is a SSRI-type antidepressant drug used in the treatment of low mood, anxiety, and emotional lability. Escitalopram is the mirror image drug ("enantiomer") of another common SSRI antidepressant, citalopram. Read more...

What we've learned

Why Patients Take Escitalopram

Depression	91
slow my disease's progress	84
Other	33
Anxiety	32
Emotional lability	7
General health	7
Mood swings	5
Disease-related symptoms	3
Not indicated	2
Burning sensation, skin	1
Difficulty sleeping through the night	1
Fatigue	1
Insomnia	1
Problems concentrating	1

Patient Dosages


0.5 mg daily	1 mg daily	5 mg daily	7.5 mg daily	10 mg daily	15 mg daily	20 mg daily	30 mg daily	40 mg daily	45 mg daily	60 mg daily	100 mg daily	200 mg daily	N/A
2	1	9	2	130	8	99	14	9	1	1	1	1	20

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Escitalopram

< 1 month	> 1 month	> 3 months	> 6 months	> 1 year	> 2 years
7	24	37	31	50	86

Why Patients Stopped Taking Escitalopram (multiple reasons could be selected)

Other	16
Did not seem to work	13
Side effects too severe	13
Doctor's advice	5
Course of treatment ended	5
Expense	3
Personal research	2
Not indicated	2

How Long Patients Took Escitalopram Before Stopping

< 1 month	> 1 month	> 3 months	> 6 months	> 1 year	> 2 years
6	11	7	8	7	7

Average: Escitalopram Ratings

	11
	19
	2
	4

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