What is Lexapro?
Lexapro is referred to a class of selective inhibitors recapture of serotonin. Lexapro influences on unbalanced chemicals of a brain, causing depression.
Lexapro is applied for treatment of depression.
Lexapro may be applied to other purposes which have not been mentioned in this guide.

What it is necessary for me to know about Lexapro?
Do not stop to accept Lexapro, not having consulted with the doctor. Some weeks may be required before your state of health will improve.
The necessity to observe precautions at driving, management of the industrial equipment or at performance of other dangerous work. Lexapro can cause dizziness. If you will have a dizziness, refrain from the dangerous activity.
It is necessary to be careful at the use of alcohol. Alcohol can strengthen drowsiness and the dizziness caused by Lexapro, or to influence your condition.

What should I discuss with the doctor before reception Lexapro?
It is not necessary to begin the course of treatment with Lexapro if you accept inhibitors of monoamine oxidase, such as isocarboxazid (marplan), tranilcypromin (parnat) or phenelzyne (nardil) within last 2 weeks. Interaction of these preparations with Lexapro may be dangerous.
Before reception of Lexapro inform the doctor, if you will feel

• Disease of a liver,
• Disease of kidneys,
• Spasms or
• Maniac syndrome or ideas on suicide.

You cannot accept Lexapro, or updating of a doze or special supervision during treatment is required to you if you suffer one of listed above diseases.
Lexapro it is impossible to accept simultaneously with. In case if you have allergic reaction on cytalopram (celexa), allergic reaction can also occur after reception Lexapro. Do not begin reception of a preparation, not having consulted with the doctor if allergic reaction to similar medicines was observed at you in the past.
Lexapro is referred to the category C by the classification of FDA with reference to pregnancy. It means that harmful influence of a preparation on a fetus is not proved. Do not accept Lexapro if you are pregnant or may become pregnant during a course of reception of a preparation without having previously consulted with the doctor.
Lexapro gets into breast milk and may influence the child during feeding. If you are feeding mother, do not accept Lexapro without consultation of the doctor.

Way of application
Accept Lexapro in exact conformity with the doctor’s instructions. For specification of indications to application address to the doctor or the pharmacist.
It is necessary to wash down each doze with a full glass of water (200 milliliters).
To measure a doze precisely, use the measuring spoon or a cup, instead of the usual spoon. Ask the pharmacist where it is possible to get the measuring spoon/glass if you don’t have them.
It is possible to accept Lexapro together with reception of food or on an empty stomach.
As a rule, Lexapro is accepted once a day. Follow the instructions of the doctor. Accept a medicine daily in at the same time.
It is not necessary to stop the reception of Lexapro, not having consulted with the doctor. The improvement may come in some weeks.
It is necessary to store Lexapro at a room temperature in a dry cool place.

What will happen, if I shall miss a reception of a preparation?
Accept a medicine as soon as you recollect. In case there is already evening, or the time of the next acceptance of a preparation approaches, it is not necessary to accept the missed doze. It is necessary to wait for the next reception of a preparation. Do not accept a double doze of a preparation, if other is not prescribed by the doctor.
What will happen in case of overdose of a preparation?
Immediately address to the doctor.
The nausea, vomiting, tremor, drowsiness, dizziness, hydrosis and tachycardia are referred to symptoms of overdose by Lexapro.

Safety measures at reception of Lexapro
The necessity to observe precautions at driving, management of the industrial equipment or at performance of other dangerous work. Lexapro can cause dizziness. If you will have a dizziness, refrain from the dangerous activity.
It is necessary to be careful at the use of alcohol. Alcohol can strengthen drowsiness and the dizziness caused by Lexapro, or to influence your condition.

What are the possible collateral actions of Lexapro?
Immediately stop the reception of Lexapro and address to the doctor if you test some of the listed below serious by-effects:

• Allergic reaction (heavy breathing; narrowing of respiratory ways; a hypostasis of lips, tongue, face; or a rash);
• Infringement of a cardiac rhythm or pulse;
• Low blood pressure (dizziness, weakness);
• High blood pressure (the strong headache, the obscured sight); or
• Chill or fever (heat).

In case if you test the following less serious collateral actions of a preparation, continue to accept Lexapro and consult with the doctor:

• Headache, tremor, nervousness or disturbing excitation;
• Nausea, diarrhea, dryness in a mouth, changes of weight or appetite;
• Drowsiness or insomnia,
• Decrease in a sexual inclination, sexual powerlessness or difficulty in achievement of orgasm.

There may be other by-effects, which have not been stated in this guide. It is necessary to inform the doctor about any unusual collateral actions, in particular that cause your anxiety.