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22 patient evaluations for Escitalopram with a side effects rating of Moderate

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Sep 1, 2010 (Started Mar 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for depression with anxiety)
  • Side effects
    Moderate
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
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  • 1 helpful mark

Aug 4, 2010 (Started Mar 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (interacts badly with other meds)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: interacts badly with other meds

Aug 3, 2010 (Started Mar 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Severe (interacts badly with other meds)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: interacts badly with other meds
  • 0 helpful marks

May 15, 2010 (Started Jan 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (decreased sex drive (libido))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: decreased sex drive (libido)
  • 0 helpful marks

May 1, 2010 (Started Mar 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
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Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 29, 2010 (Started Feb 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (anxious mood, apathy, joint pain, loneliness, avoidance of people)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg/5 mL Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: loneliness, avoidance of people, anxious mood, apathy, joint pain
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 20, 2010 (Started Oct 01, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (decreased sex drive (libido))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
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Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: decreased sex drive (libido)
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 10, 2009 (Started Aug 10, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for muscle twitching (fasciculations))
  • Side effects
    Moderate
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
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Cost: $50-99 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 1, 2009 (Started Oct 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (insomnia, fatigue, anxious mood, restlessness (akathisia))
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: anxious mood, restlessness (akathisia), insomnia, decreased sex drive (libido), brain fog, fatigue, fatigue
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 1, 2008 (Started Nov 07, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (insomnia, anxious mood, apathy, suicidal thoughts or urges, appetite change)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
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Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: restlessness (akathisia), anxious mood, apathy, appetite change, insomnia, suicidal thoughts or urges

Nov 25, 2008 (Started Nov 07, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (insomnia, anxious mood, apathy, suicidal thoughts or urges, appetite change)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
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Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: restlessness (akathisia), anxious mood, apathy, appetite change, insomnia, suicidal thoughts or urges

Nov 20, 2008 (Started Nov 07, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (insomnia, anxious mood, apathy, suicidal thoughts or urges, appetite change)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: restlessness (akathisia), anxious mood, apathy, appetite change, insomnia, suicidal thoughts or urges

Nov 14, 2008 (Started Nov 07, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (insomnia, anxious mood, apathy, suicidal thoughts or urges, appetite change)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: restlessness (akathisia), anxious mood, apathy, appetite change, insomnia, suicidal thoughts or urges
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 22, 2008 (Started Oct 01, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (apathy, decreased sex drive (libido))
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Side effects: apathy, decreased sex drive (libido)
  • 0 helpful marks
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