Lexapro ( Escitalopram )

Lexapro is an antidepressant in a group of drugs called selective inhibitor of serotonin reuptake (SSRIs). It acts on chemicals in the brain, which may lead to unbalanced and that depression or anxiety.

Lexapro is used to treat anxiety and depression patients.

Do not take Lexapro with a monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), as isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (AZILECT), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam), or tranylcypromine (Parnate). You must wait at least 14 days after stopping treatment with an inhibitor of MAO-backs may Lexapro. Once you forget to take Lexapro, you must wait at least 14 days before starting an MAO inhibitor.

You may be thinking about suicide, if you start for the first time, antidepressants, especially if you are under 24 years. Your doctor should check periodically visits at least the first 12 weeks of treatment.