Brand name: Cipralex
If any of these effects last or get This will decrease the chance of having withdrawal symptoms such as
you have constant headaches, long-lasting confusion or weakness, or frequent
Lexapro (Escitalopram): Drug Uses, Warnings, Dosage, & More
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Escitalopram is a selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI) and the S-enantiomer of racemic citalopram
Maximum dose: 20 mg orally once a day
It may also cause some people to have suicidal thoughts and tendencies or to become more depressed
Escitalopram comes in a tablet form or as a liquid solution
Escitalopram tablets USP 10 mg are white, oval shaped, biconvex, film-coated tablets, with scoreline on one side, debossed with ‘B’ on left side of scoreline and ‘3’ on right side of scoreline and with ‘C’ on the other side
How to take it
This Adults and children 7 years of age and older—At first, 10 milligrams (mg) once a day, taken either in the morning or evening
But your doctor may start you on a lower dose and increase it to a maximum dose of 20mg a day
You can only get escitalopram on prescription
To learn more, see the “ Escitalopram: Side effect specifics ” section below
If there is a need for a drug switch between MAOIs and Escitalopram
Approval: 2002
The risk of administering methylene blue by non-intravenous routes (such as oral tablets or by local injection) or in intravenous doses much lower than 1 mg/kg with escitalopram
Escitalopram (Oral Route) Escitalopram is used to treat depression and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
Regardless of citalopram dose, patients were switched abruptly to escitalopram 10 mg and treated with 2-weekly escalating doses of escitalopram up to a maximum of 50 mg for up to 32 weeks (Table (Table1) 1) until they either achieved remission according to the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS ≤8) or failed to