In this week’s episode of Know Your Drug, Bryan Kudlawiec and JJ Leffler discuss the medication Lexapro. Lexapro is commonly prescribed to treat depression. We highlight some of the important points of this disease state and risks involved with it. Discussion on how Lexapro works to help treat depression and other important information such as side effects, monitoring parameters, and common usage. This information is general guidelines and is not meant to replace physician orders. Patients using Lexapro should use this medication according to their prescriber!
good video
good info! i am considering this drug. gonna see my doctor soon
i have been on 10mg lexapro for roughly 2.5 weeks now and I dont feel my self yet… I have noticed my stomach getting abit rough and have had runny bowel movements. =( is this drug dangerous or will do damage to my kidneys?
thanks for your vid guys! i was diagnosed with depresion and have been taking 20mg of these for about 8 years. doc wanted to reduce to 15mg. but after about 2 months i went a bit nuts so back to 20 thank you v much! is it ok to be on these long term? and i think i must have bipolar becauseget massive highs that last for weeks!
My pharmacist said that it was okay to take ibuprophen on it…
Taking an expired medication is never a good idea. Due to stability of medications, the expired medication may not contain the same amount of the active drug as it once did.
is it dangerous if its expired lexapro?
i did when i was on lexapro because it made me tachycardic, then again no SSRI did me any good because i wasn’t depressed to begin with
Many people are treated with an SSRI and a benzodiazepine such as xanax. Even though Lexapro is indicated for generalized anxiety disorder, many patients still need additional medications, such as benzodiazepines, to lower anxiety levels. As far as the add-on of a beta Blocker (ex. metoprolol), I could not see lexapro causing a need for it. Beta Blockers lower blood pressure by blocking epinephine (i.e. adrenaline) from binding and forcing the heart to work harder. Is your blood pressure high?
Ibuprofen use with SSRI’s would not result in serotonin syndrome. Drugs that work on serotonin pathways used with SSRI’s are what pose the greatest risk of Serotonin syndrome. Ibuprofen doesnt work on that pathway. Thanks for the question and comment.