How effective is Lexapro for Depressed Mood? (by duration, gender, age)

Summary:

Overall ratings: 3/5
Long term ratings: 3.3/5

This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate) is for Depressed mood and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 99 Lexapro users and is updated continuously.

Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 700+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.



On Nov, 24, 2023

99 people are studied for taking Lexapro in Depressed mood


What is Lexapro?

Lexapro has active ingredients of escitalopram oxalate. It is used in depression. Currently, eHealthMe is studying from 88,475 Lexapro users.

What is Depressed mood?

Depressed mood is found to be associated with 2,163 drugs and 1,546 conditions by eHealthMe. Currently, we are studying 62,200 people who have Depressed mood.

Overall effectiveness (number of people):

Does Lexapro work for your Depressed mood (overall)?

Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):

Does Lexapro work for your Depressed mood (long term)?

Lexapro effectiveness for Depressed mood (number of people):

Overall:
  • not at all: 3
  • somewhat: 32
  • moderate: 37
  • high: 20
  • very high: 7
Long Term:
  • not at all: 0
  • somewhat: 8
  • moderate: 23
  • high: 13
  • very high: 5

Gender of people who take Lexapro for Depressed mood *:

  • female: 72.73 %
  • male: 27.27 %

Age of people who take Lexapro for Depressed mood *:

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 7.07 %
  • 20-29: 10.1 %
  • 30-39: 19.19 %
  • 40-49: 16.16 %
  • 50-59: 28.28 %
  • 60+: 19.19 %

Who find Lexapro more effective for Depressed Mood?

Gender of people who take Lexapro for Depressed mood *:

  • female: 74.07 %
  • male: 25.93 %

Age of people who take Lexapro for Depressed mood *:

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 7.41 %
  • 30-39: 18.52 %
  • 40-49: 25.93 %
  • 50-59: 29.63 %
  • 60+: 18.52 %

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Lexapro?

- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Lexapro safety and effectiveness.

How to use the study?

You can discuss the study with your doctor, to ensure that all drug risks and benefits are fully discussed and understood.



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How the study uses the data?

The study is based on escitalopram oxalate (the active ingredients of Lexapro) and Lexapro (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study neither.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 700+ medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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