Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD Cymbalta (duloxetine) and Lexapro (escitalopram) are antidepressant medications.

Anxiety among older adults is a common health concern, but some medications may help ease symptoms. These medications include duloxetine, escitalopram, buspirone, venlafaxine, and sertraline.

are affected by an anxiety disorder of some kind. It’s no surprise then that Lexapro is one of the most recognizable drug ...

If you’ve been diagnosed with major depressive disorder or a form of anxiety, your mental health provider may prescribe the medication Lexapro ...

and a low onset of anxiety if using a 5-mg starting dose. Although studies in adolescents are very limited for escitalopram, its parent medication -- citalopram -- has been used in over 40 million ...

Lexapro is used to treat major depressive disorder (depression) in adults and certain children. It’s also used to treat generalized anxiety disorder in adults. An interaction can occur because ...

We report 4 cases illustrating citalopram's low rate of anxiety symptoms or low "activation," an important consideration in medication choice. Youth may resist further medication treatment if they ...

Lieberman, MD. If you’ve been diagnosed with major depressive disorder or a form of anxiety, your mental health provider may prescribe the medication Lexapro. Lexapro is an antidepressant that ...

The mechanism of antidepressant action of escitalopram, the S-enantiomer of racemic citalopram, is presumed to be linked to potentiation of serotonergic activity in the CNS resulting from its ...