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escitalopram, an antidepressant, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor used to treat major depressive disorders. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| This class of medications includes citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, paroxetine, sertraline, and venlafaxine. Includes allowing more of this fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem), neurotransmitter to remain sertraline (Zoloft), paroxetine available to the brain (Paxil), citalopram (Celexa), escitalopram oxalate (Lexapro) Monoamine oxidase inhibitors Inhibits the action of monoamine (MAOIs). Patients with insomnia and GAD were randomized to receive nightly LEXAPRO([R])brand escitalopram oxalate 10 mg, which is approved for the treatment of GAD, and either LUNESTA 3 mg (n=294) or placebo (n=301) for the first eight weeks, followed by a two-week period in which patients discontinued study drug but continued receiving escitalopram and placebo. |
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