Lexapro is a drug belonging to drugs known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. This medication is an antidepressant that is used in order to treat major depressive disorder in adults. This medication can also be used in children who are older than 12 years old.
Depression may be the cause of unbalancing some chemicals in brain and this medication is able to affect those brain chemical and hence is helpful for the treatment of depressive disorder.
In order to take this medication safely, you should first of all go to your healthcare provider and make sure that you have a disorder that can be treated with the medication.
Different patients may be prescribed with different dose of Lexapro to be taken, which depends on many different factors. Usually the dose of Lexapro prescribed ranges from 10 to 20 mg. The medication is prescribed to be taken one time a day.
You can take this medication with or without food. You should take this medication in exact dose as it was prescribed for you by your healthcare provider.
If you believe that you should be taken a higher dose, you need to call your healthcare provider and consult about it.
