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Loose Stools From Lexapro Go Away

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Dr.  Abhishek Kapoor MD

I am taking 10 mg lexapro and have been for 8 weeks. Just recently I have been having loose bowel movements 1 x per day. Is this a common side-effect? Also, how does lexapro affect sleep. I seem to be... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Abhishek Kapoor ( Psychiatrist)
Dr.   Ashok Kumar MD

I'm on Lexapro 30 MG now. Very expensive. The generic Lexapro does not work for me. Is there an anti- depression med that works as well as Lexapro that perhaps doesn't cost as much. Please know ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashok Kumar ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

Are zyrtec lorazepam and lexapro safe to take together. My doctor wrote me a prescription a few months before lexapro for insomnia , but i did not take it. Now that I am taking lexapro I can't sleep. I... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr.    Alexander H. Sheppe MD

Is it safe to use essential oils when taking Lexapro? I am on 5mg of generic Lexapro. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi MD

Hi, I am on Klonopin 3 mg, Lexapro 10 mg, Keppra 1000mg and Solian (amisulpride) 100 mg. I am on Lexapro 10 mg since one week and i was before during several weeks on Lexapro 5 mg. I am waiting now for... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi ( Psychiatrist)

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Dr.  T Chandrakant MD

just got a refill on generic Lexapro and was wondering if that could also cause green stools Thank you ...I have been experienced green stools for a few days now and don t know what would cause this.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Akhtarhusain MD

years old on a daily dose of Nortriptaline(10 mg before bed) and Lexapro (10mg before bed). My doctor just upped my dosage of Lexapro from 5mg to 10mg not too long ago as well. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

My husband has been on lexapro for 10 days, Xanax as needed. He has a couple of diverticulitis and is having a flare up. He started an antibiotic this morning. Yesterday his stools were kinda of ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Vandana Patidar MD

of lexapro. The psychiatrist prescribed us to cut the lexapro in half (10 mg) and wean off of the lexapro. After reading that lamotigine and lexapro can have a serious chemical reaction, is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vandana Patidar ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Harish Naik MD

I am on cipralex here in Canada (I think it s lexapro in the states) and it s been fine. However, for the last week my bowels have become strangely gurgling and my stools are very, very loose. I am ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harish Naik ( General & Family Physician)