Generally Lexapro is well tolerated in most adults. Some of the most common side effects include: nausea, insomnia, increased sweating, fatigue, and decrease in libido.

Lexapro is indicated for the treatment of major depression and generalized anxiety disorder.

Generally the starting dose for Lexapro is 10mg once daily. In studies with patients with major depression, most patients did not respond better to the 20mg dose than the 10mg dose. Maintenance dose for most patients has shown to be either 10mg or 20mg. So 20mg once daily is a perfectly acceptable dose.

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