In the treatment of mental health disorders like depression and anxiety, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are often prescribed as first-line treatments. Among the most popular SSRIs are ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Maintenance therapy with the antidepressant Lexapro (also known as escitalopram) significantly reduces the risk for recurrent depression, according to study findings. Sign ...

First, the good news is that you’re getting started on treatment for mental illness and that’s a big step, so congratulations! And we’re here to help uncover everything you need to know about the side ...

Starting a new medication for your mental health can be a time full of uncertainty. And there’s a lot of information about antidepressant medications out there, whether you’re curious about dosages or ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The popular antidepressant Lexapro showed promise at easing anxiety symptoms in older adults, but the effect was "modest" and would need to be studied further, U.S. researchers ...

THURSDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthScoutNews) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved the drug Lexapro (escitalopram) for the treatment for major depression. Lexapro resulted from a ...

An 8-week study compared a common SSRI drug to daily meditation for the treatment of anxiety. In the study, meditation was just as effective as Lexapro at treating anxiety disorders. The evidence ...

Amid ongoing shortages, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is allowing 24% more production of Takeda Pharmaceuticals' attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug lisdexamfetamine ...

Mindfulness meditation appeared to be similar to escitalopram (Lexapro) in reducing anxiety symptoms at 8 weeks based on several patient- and clinician-reported measures, a secondary analysis of a ...