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Lexapro: Escitalopram
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ESCITALOPRAM (Lexapro™) is a medicine for depression and other related problems. You may have to take escitalopram for up to 4 weeks or longer before you begin to feel better. Generic escitalopram tablets are not yet available.
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Lexapro® (escitalopram oxalate) is an orally administered selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). Escitalopram is the pure S-enantiomer (single isomer) of the racemic bicyclic phthalane derivative citalopram. Escitalopram oxalate is designated S-(+)-1-[3-(dimethyl-amino)propyl]-1-(p-fluorophenyl)-5-phthalancarbonitrile oxalate with the following structural formula:
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A double-blind study compared Lexapro (escitalopram) and Effexor XR (venlafaxine XR) in the treatment of major depressive disorder at the highest doses recommended in the United States. Results of this study indicate that, when titrated rapidly to their maximum recommended doses, escitalopram is at least as effective as venlafaxine XR and significantly better tolerated. These results do not support the hypothesis that nonselective SRIs have greater efficacy than selective SRIs.
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