24 patient evaluations for Escitalopram taken for the purpose of 'anxious mood'

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Mar 31, 2019 (Started Apr 05, 2018)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for anxious mood)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for major depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for obsessive-compulsive disorder)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily

Jun 16, 2018 (Started Apr 05, 2018)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for anxious mood)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for major depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for obsessive-compulsive disorder)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
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  • 1 helpful mark

Apr 8, 2018 (Started Jul 01, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for anxious mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for major depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for post-traumatic stress disorder)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (paranoia, slowed thinking)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily

  • 1 helpful mark

Dec 27, 2016 (Started Mar 13, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for anxious mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for major depressive disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (tremor in hands, headaches, upset stomach)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Side effects: tremor in hands, upset stomach, headaches

Apr 6, 2009 (Started Mar 13, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (tremor in hands, headaches, upset stomach)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Side effects: tremor in hands, upset stomach, headaches

Apr 3, 2009 (Started Mar 13, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (headaches, upset stomach)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Side effects: tremor in hands, upset stomach, headaches

Mar 27, 2009 (Started Mar 13, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Side effects: tremor in hands, upset stomach, headaches

Mar 18, 2009 (Started Mar 13, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg/5 mL Daily
Side effects: tremor in hands, upset stomach, headaches

  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 12, 2015 (Started Jun 30, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for anxious mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for major depressive disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (sexual side effects)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
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  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 17, 2013 (Started Mar 02, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for social anxiety disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for anxious mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for obsessive-compulsive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for hair pulling (trichotillomania))
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily

  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 19, 2012 (Started May 12, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for anxious mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for major depressive disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (decreased sex drive (libido), weight gain)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Apr 27, 2012 (Started May 12, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for major depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (decreased sex drive (libido), weight gain)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 30, 2012 (Started Feb 16, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly

Mar 6, 2012 (Started Feb 16, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for anxious mood)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Severe (decreased sex drive (libido), excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 15, 2011 (Started Feb 21, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (vertigo)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 31, 2011 (Started Apr 29, 2010)

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

Oct 24, 2011 (Started Apr 29, 2010)

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

  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 29, 2011 (Started Apr 04, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
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Cost: $50-99 monthly

Jun 15, 2010 (Started Apr 04, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly

May 21, 2010 (Started Apr 04, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly

Oct 29, 2009 (Started Apr 04, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly

Sep 23, 2009 (Started Apr 04, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks
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