Lexapro Dosage

Generic name: escitalopram
Drug class: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

Medically reviewed by  A Ras MD.

Recommended Adult Dosing

Dosage forms:  TAB: 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg; SOL: 5 mg per 5 mL

Major depressive disorder

[10 mg PO qd]

Start: 10 mg PO qd, may incr. dose after 1wk; Max: 20 mg/day; Info: max 10 mg/day in elderly pts; taper dose gradually to D/C

Generalized anxiety disorder

[10 mg PO qd]

Start: 10 mg PO qd, may incr. dose after 1wk; Max: 20 mg/day; Info: max 10 mg/day in elderly pts; taper dose gradually to D/C

Renal dosing

mild-moderate impairment: no adjustment; severe impairment: not defined

HD/PD: not defined

Hepatic dosing

[adjust dose amount]

hepatic impairment: max 10 mg/day

SRC: NLM .