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Old Jul 14, 2007, 07:03 PM
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bob101 - The above are all excellent remedies for nausea. Just remember, your body is adjusting to the escitalopram (Lexapro™ - CDN). The nausea is caused by the escitalopram binding to serotonin-type-3 receptors (5-HT3), which are abundant in the small intestine. Once the body adjusts to the physiological effects of the escitalopram, the nausea will resolve. This process takes anywhere from a week to a month to completely disappear. The rate limiting step in this procedure is how rapidly you body can modify the concentration of those 5-HT3 receptors in your gut. The intensity of the nausea will gradually decrease to the point of where, after a week, it is an annoyance rather than a debilitating side effect.

I know that this isn't an answer to your question, but the others gave advise that I cannot improve upon. Anyway, I hope that this is of some help. - Cam