Lexapro vs. Multivitamin: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Lexapro and Multivitamin. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 436,505 people who take Lexapro and Multivitamin, 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 Multivitamin?
Multivitamin has active ingredients of ascorbic acid; biotin; cyanocobalamin; dexpanthenol; ergocalciferol; folic acid; niacinamide; pyridoxine hydrochloride; riboflavin phosphate sodium; thiamine hydrochloride; vitamin a; vitamin e. It is often used in vitamin supplementation. eHealthMe is studying from 83,597 Multivitamin users. Check the latest studies of Multivitamin.
436,505 people who take Lexapro and Multivitamin are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate)
- Multivitamin (ascorbic acid; biotin; cyanocobalamin; dexpanthenol; ergocalciferol; folic acid; niacinamide; pyridoxine hydrochloride; riboflavin phosphate sodium; thiamine hydrochloride; vitamin a; vitamin e)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Lexapro:
- not at all: 3.95 %
- somewhat: 19.13 %
- moderate: 37.0 %
- high: 29.85 %
- very high: 10.07 %
Multivitamin:
- not at all: 3.05 %
- somewhat: 21.28 %
- moderate: 39.53 %
- high: 27.34 %
- very high: 8.79 %
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DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related publications that referenced our studies
- O’Brien FE, O’Connor RM, Clarke G, Donovan MD, Dinan TG, Griffin BT, Cryan JF, "The P-glycoprotein inhibitor cyclosporin A differentially influences behavioural and neurochemical responses to the antidepressant escitalopram", Behavioural brain research, 2014 Mar .
- O’Brien FE, O’Connor RM, Clarke G, Donovan MD, Dinan TG, Griffin BT, Cryan JF, "The P-glycoprotein inhibitor cyclosporin A differentially influences behavioural and neurochemical responses to the antidepressant escitalopram", Behavioural brain research, 2014 Mar .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Lexapro (82,253 reports)
- Multivitamin (79,195 reports)
Browse all side effects of Lexapro:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all side effects of Multivitamin:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on escitalopram oxalate and ascorbic acid; biotin; cyanocobalamin; dexpanthenol; ergocalciferol; folic acid; niacinamide; pyridoxine hydrochloride; riboflavin phosphate sodium; thiamine hydrochloride; vitamin a; vitamin e (the active ingredients of Lexapro and Multivitamin, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML 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 800+ peer-reviewed 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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