Lexapro and Folvite drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate) and Folvite (folic acid). Common drug interactions include diarrhoea among females and malignant neoplasm progression among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Lexapro and Folvite. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 77 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Lexapro?

Lexapro has active ingredients of escitalopram oxalate. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 91,464 Lexapro users. Check the latest studies of Lexapro.

What is Folvite?

Folvite has active ingredients of folic acid. eHealthMe is studying from 2,529 Folvite users. Check the latest studies of Folvite.

On Jul, 13, 2026

77 people who take Lexapro and Folvite together, and have interactions are studied.

What are the common drug interactions of Lexapro and Folvite, by gender? *:

female:

Diarrhoea
Dysphagia (a condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful)
Electrocardiogram qt prolonged
Emotional disorder
Emotional distress
Faecaloma (hard mass of fecal matter)
Fall
Female genital tract fistula (passage in genital tract of female)
Gait disturbance
Head injury

male:

Malignant neoplasm progression (cancer tumour came back)
Diarrhoea
Mitral valve incompetence (inefficient heart valve)
Oedema peripheral (superficial swelling)
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (high blood pressure in the arteries of lungs)
Rash
Weight fluctuation
Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
Fluid overload (too much fluid in the blood)
Abdominal pain

What are the common drug interactions of Lexapro and Folvite, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

Colitis ulcerative (inflammation of colon with ulcer)

20-29:

Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable)
Cerebrovascular accident (sudden death of some brain cells due to lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is impaired by blockage or rupture)
Deep vein thrombosis (blood clot in a major vein that usually develops in the legs and/or pelvis)
Emotional distress
General physical health deterioration (weak health status)
Injury
Pain

30-39:

Pneumonia
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (rapidly progressive neuromuscular disease caused by opportunistic infection of brain cells)
Abdominal pain
Abnormal behaviour
Central nervous system lesion (an abnormality in tissue of brain or spinal cord)
Cerebral disorder (brain disease)
Chest pain
Cognitive disorder (mental health disorders affects learning, memory, perception, and problem solving)
Confusional state
Constipation

40-49:

Atrial fibrillation (fibrillation of the muscles of the atria of the heart)
Autoimmune disorder (a condition in which the immune system attacks the body's normal substances and tissue)
Fall
Hashimoto's encephalopathy (chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis)
Head injury
Headache (pain in head)
Mental status changes (general changes in brain function, such as confusion, amnesia (memory loss), loss of alertness, loss of orientation)
Migraine (headache)
Myocardial ischaemia (the blood flow through one or more of the blood vessels that lead to heart (coronary arteries) is decreased)
Personality change

50-59:

Fluid overload (too much fluid in the blood)
Alanine aminotransferase increased
Aspartate aminotransferase increased
Blister (small pocket of fluid within the upper layers of the skin caused by forceful rubbing (friction), burning, freezing, chemical exposure)
Chronic eosinophilic leukaemia (long lasting form of blood cell cancer)
Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure)
Limb discomfort (discomfort in leg)
Systemic lupus erythematosus (an autoimmune disease, which means the body's immune system mistakenly, attacks healthy tissue)
Abdominal pain upper
Hypokalaemia (low potassium)

60+:

Malignant neoplasm progression (cancer tumour came back)
Diffuse large b-cell lymphoma recurrent (recurrent cancer of b cells, a type of white blood cell)
Hypokalaemia (low potassium)
Myopathy (a muscular disease in which the muscle fibres do not function)
Platelet count decreased
Rheumatoid arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints)
Abdominal abscess (collection of pus in abdomen)
Abdominal pain
Back pain
Cervix carcinoma recurrent (repeated cancer of cervix)

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Pain: 14 people, 18.18%
High Blood Pressure: 10 people, 12.99%
Stress And Anxiety: 8 people, 10.39%
Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 8 people, 10.39%
Atrial Fibrillation/flutter (atrial fibrillation and flutter are abnormal heart rhythms in which the atria, or upper chambers of the heart, are out of sync with the ventricles): 7 people, 9.09%
Muscle Spasms (muscle contraction): 5 people, 6.49%
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (primary high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of your heart): 4 people, 5.19%
Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Recurrent (recurrent cancer of b cells, a type of white blood cell): 4 people, 5.19%
Anaemia (lack of blood): 4 people, 5.19%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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