What is Lexapro?
Lexapro is a type of antidepressant that belongs to the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) medication class that works on the brain and nervous system to treat panic disorders, anxiety, and other mood and behavioral disorders.
You can either buy the drug online or offline, provided that you should have a proper prescription from a doctor. It is because buying or selling without an appropriate prescription is an offense under the law, and authorities may hold you liable for some punishment if you do so.
Important Information
- You may need frequent medical examinations while using Lexapro.
- Remember that taking Lexapro is only a part of treatment; follow your doctor's advice to make the medication more effective.
- To get the medicine at an affordable rate, you can easily order Lexapro online via a legitimate only online pharmacy store.
- Abrupt withdrawal of Lexapro can be fatal. Please consult your doctor before leaving it; your doctor will gradually decrease your medicine dose.
- Keep Lexapro injection in your custody at the suggested atmospheric condition and dispose of all the leftover medicine once done with the treatment.
What to know before taking Lexapro?
Lexapro is a highly addictive and habit-forming medicine and can adversely affect your health if taken inappropriately. Therefore, it is advisable to consider the following things while before taking Lexapro:
- Please don't take Lexapro if you are allergic to it or any of its components or similar medicines.
- Your doctor will not advise you to take Lexapro if you have the following health disorders or history thereof:
- Liver disease
- Kidney disorders
- Seizures or convulsions
- Heart disease
- High blood pressure level
- Strokes
- Bleeding disorders
- Bipolar disorders
- Mood or behavioral disorders
- Destructive or self detrimental behavior
- Using Lexapro is not safe for you if you are pregnant or breastfeeding; it can harm your child and cause them some congenital disabilities.
- Please don't take Lexapro if you are an alcoholic or drug addict.
- You can also consult your doctor to learn more about the risks and benefits of the medicine and ask your doctor about all other necessary precautions that you should take while using Lexapro.
In addition to the precautions given above, it is advisable not to share your medicine with anyone addicted to drugs.
How to take Lexapro?
Lexapro is a habit-forming and highly addictive medicine, and therefore you should take it as directed by your doctor as misusing it can be fatal.
In addition to that, please follow all the necessary precautions and directions as prescribed by your doctor.
Please inform your physician if you don't feel any improvement in your condition or it is getting worse.
Lexapro dosage
Lexapro is an antidepressant and is the first choice treatment for depression and anxiety.
You can easily buy Lexapro online, but its dosage will vary from patient to patient. Your doctor will initiate your treatment with the medicine's minimum possible dose and gradually adjust your medicine dose as and when required. To determine the best suitable dosages for you, your doctor should examine you thoroughly. Your doctor will recommend Lexapro dosage keeping the following factors in mind:
- Age of the patient
- Weight of the patient
- The medical condition of the patient
The following are the usual Lexapro dosage that your doctor can prescribe you:
In the form of oral tablets
Dosage for major depressive disorder
- For older adults (65 years and above)
Doctors should be extra careful while prescribing dosage for patients more than 65 years of age.
- For adults (more than 18 years but less than 65 years of age)
10 mg to 20 mg of Lexapro tablets, once a day
- For children (more than 12 years but less than 18 years of age)
10 mg- 20 mg of medicine once a day
- For children (less than 12 years of age)
Using Lexapro for treating anyone younger than 18 years is not safe.
Dosage for generalized anxiety disorder
- For older adults (65 years and above)
Doctors should be extra careful while prescribing dosage for patients more than 65 years of age.
- For adults (more than 18 years but less than 65 years of age)
10 mg to 20 mg of medicine once a day.
- For children (less than 18 years of age)
Using Lexapro for treating anyone younger than 18 years is not safe.
Overdose
Lexapro can adversely affect your health if taken in excess and may cause you the following overdose symptoms:
- Movement disorders
- Agitation
- Seizures or convulsions
- Neurological disorders
Please don't ignore these overdose symptoms and consult your doctor ASAP if an overdose happens. You can also seek emergency medical assistance by calling the poison helpline at 1-800-222-1222.
What to avoid while using Lexapro?
It is mandatory to ask your doctor before taking any nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) while using Lexapro.
Lexapro can impair your thought process and cause dizziness or drowsiness; please don't drive or operate machinery if you take Lexapro.
It is also advisable to avoid performing activities that can cause you severe injuries and accidents.
The interaction between alcohol and Lexapro; please avoid taking them together.
Consuming herbal products, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and other nutritional supplements while using Lexapro is unsafe.
Lexapro side effects
Lexapro is an antidepressant that affects the brain and nervous system and may cause you the following side effects:
- Difficulty while urinating
- Dizziness or drowsiness
- Tiredness
- Weakness
- Anxiety
- Agitation
- Involuntary and excessive muscles movement
- Shivering
- Trouble in sleeping
- Sweating
- Dry mouth
- Unusual thirst
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea or vomiting
- Constipation
- Excessive yawning
- Bleeding from the nose
- Heavy bleeding during menstrual periods
- Problem in intimacy
Although it is common to experience these mild side effects, you should not worry too much about them. However, please consult your doctor if these mild side effects are unbearable and causing you too much trouble.
Please stop taking Lexapro and seek emergency medical assistance if you experience the following health issues while using Lexapro:
- Blurred or tunnel vision
- Pain or swelling in the eyes
- Seeing halos around the light
- Unusual and racing thoughts in the mind
- Mood swings
- Destructive, detrimental, and hostile behavior
- Pain and burning while urinating
- Unusual weight gain and slow growth rate (in children using Lexapro)
- The low sodium level in the body resulting in headache, confusion, weakness, slurred speech, unsteadiness, loss of coordination, vomiting
- Nervous system reactions such as rigidity in muscles, high temperature of the body, sweating, confusion, irregular heartbeats, tremors, lightheadedness
- Serotonin syndromes' symptoms include agitation, hallucinations, fever, sweating, shivering, fast heart rate, muscle stiffness, twitching, loss of coordination, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea
- Any other severe allergic reaction to the medicine
What drugs can interact with Lexapro?
The following medicines can interact with Lexapro and severely affect your health:
- Blood thinners
- Medications to treat migraine pain
- Psychiatric drugs
- Antacids
- Water pills
- Serotonergic drugs
- MAO inhibitors
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID)
- Opioid medications
- Sleeping pills
- Muscles relaxers
- Anti-anxiety medications
- Medicines to treat seizures
The interaction of these medicines with Lexapro can be fatal. Therefore, you should inform your physician about all the drugs and therapies you are taking.
