Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD Cymbalta (duloxetine) and Lexapro (escitalopram) are antidepressant medications.

Lexapro is a brand name drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat major depressive disorder (more ...

When you have completed your course of treatment, the dose of Lexapro is gradually reduced over a couple of weeks rather than stopped abruptly. Your doctor will tell you how to reduce the dosage ...

Common anti-anxiety drugs like Xanax and Lexapro target multiple areas of the brain that control multiple brain processes and behaviors. It’s why these drugs don’t work for everyone in the ...

If you’re looking for a way to treat your anxiety without medication, a recent study published ... also known as Lexapro, or eight weeks of a weekly mindfulness-based stress reduction course ...

Monitor for serotonin syndrome; discontinue if occurs. Hepatic impairment: see Adult and Children Dosage. Renal impairment (CrCl <20mL/min): not studied. Angle-closure glaucoma. Conditions that ...