Friday, October, 23, 2009
What Kind Of Drug Is Lexapro
October 03, 2008
A new study suggests that the antidepressant escitalopram
(Cipralex, Lexapro) is better at treating symptoms of major
depressive disorder than Cymbalta. Escitalopram is an allosteric
serotonin reuptake inhibitor (ASRI). Researchers say this study
demonstrates that ASRI meds such as escitalopram have advantages
over other types of depression medications.
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Expert & Community Posts
By Teri Robert
,
Health Expert
...beneficial to children and adolescents with MDD. Certain types of psychological therapies also...
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Health Guide
...which can include psychologists, therapists, counselors or social workers. There are a few different
types of medication currently prescribed for social anxiety:Antidepressants have been found to...
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...or if you can't take the abortive medications. Most rescue medications are pain medications. Other
types of medications are also used to help get through a Migraine by reducing nausea and...
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...if one drug treatment fails. Another may prove to be very effective, even it is a drug of a similar
type. Drug combinations should be tried if a single drug and cognitive-behavior therapy has...
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...effective and have very moderate side effects. Some may be beneficial in treating anxiety and certain sub
types of depressive disorders unresponsive to previous drugs, including premenstrual...
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...serotonin.The FDAs warning names the following antidepressants: Citalopram (Celexa), escitalopram (
Lexapro), paroxetine (Paxil), fluvoxamine (Luvox), fluoxetine (Prozac), olanzapine fluoxetine...
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