Lexapro (Escitalopram) interactions

Before taking escitalopram, tell your doctor if you regularly use other medicines that make you sleepy (such as cold or allergy medicine, narcotic pain medicine, sleeping pills, muscle relaxers, and medicine for seizures, depression, or anxiety). They can add to sleepiness caused by escitalopram.

The following drugs can interact with escitalopram. Tell your doctor if you are using any of these:

• carbamazepine (Carbatrol, Tegretol)
• cimetidine (Tagamet)
• lithium (Lithobid, Eskalith)
• a blood thinner such as warfarin (Coumadin)
• any other antidepressants such as amitriptyline (Elavil), citalopram (Celexa), fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem), fluvoxamine (Luvox), imipramine (Tofranil), nortriptyline (Pamelor), paroxetine (Paxil), or sertraline (Zoloft); or
• almotriptan (Axert), frovatriptan (Frova), sumatriptan (Imitrex), naratriptan (Amerge), rizatriptan (Maxalt), or zolmitriptan (Zomig)

This list is not complete and there may be other drugs that can interact with escitalopram. Tell your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal products, and drugs prescribed by other doctors. Do not start using a new medication without telling your doctor.

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