A recent study has found that Cipralex (sold as Lexapro in the United States) works better than Paxil for patients with depression, adding to other studies that found it works better on anxiety as well. Lundbeck, maker of Cipralex, funded the study.
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A study presented by Sepracor, maker of Lunesta, indicates that generalized anxiety disorder patients who took the sleep medicine along with Lexapro... Read more »
Italian researchers have found that Lexapro and Zoloft are the best of 12 new-generation antidepressants, while reboxetine (sold as Vestra and... Read more »
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A new study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry has found that the antidepressant Lexapro (escitalopram) may help repair brain damage and... Read more »