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Read drug prescription

It is very important to know about what medicine is given by the doctor, for what condition, and when it needs to be taken in what dose. This information given by the doctor is called Prescription. The patients should be familiar with the medicine prescription, and the details about the medicine before purchasing it and using it. Some medications need not be prescribed by healthcare practitioners and can be purchased and used without prescription by the patients; these are called over-the-counter medications. Read the drug prescription information of Escimax (5 mg) before taking it.

What is Escimax (5 mg)

Escimax (5 mg) is an antidepressant in a group of drugs called Escimax (5 mg) serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Escimax (5 mg) affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause depression or anxiety.
Escimax (5 mg) is used to treat anxiety in adults. Escimax (5 mg) is also used to treat major depressive disorder in adults and adolescents who are at least 12 years old.
Escimax (5 mg) may also be used for purposes not listed in Escimax (5 mg) guide.

Escimax (5 mg) side effects

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: skin rash or hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Report any new or worsening symptoms to your doctor, such as: mood or behavior changes, anxiety, panic attacks, trouble sleeping, or if you feel impulsive, irritable, agitated, hostile, aggressive, restless, hyperactive (mentally or physically), more depressed, or have thoughts about suicide or hurting yourself.
Call your doctor at once if you have:

Common side effects may include:

This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
See also: Side effects (in more detail)
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Escimax (5 mg) dosing

Usual Adult Dose for Generalized Anxiety Disorder:

Initial dose: 10 mg orally once a day; increase if necessary after at least 1 week of treatment to 20 mg once a day
Maintenance dose: 10 to 20 mg orally once a day
Maximum dose: 20 mg orally once a day
Comments:
-Treatment should be periodically reassessed to determine the need for ongoing treatment; efficacy beyond 8 weeks has not been systematically studied.
Use: Acute treatment of generalized anxiety disorder

Usual Adult Dose for Depression:

Initial dose: 10 mg orally once a day; increase if necessary after at least 1 week of treatment to 20 mg once a day
Maintenance dose: 10 to 20 mg orally once a day
Maximum dose: 20 mg orally once a day
Comments:
-Acute episodes may require several months or longer of sustained pharmacological therapy beyond response to the acute episode.
-Patients should be periodically reassessed to determine the need for maintenance treatment
Use: Acute and maintenance treatment of major depressive disorder

Usual Geriatric Dose for Depression:

Recommended dose: 10 mg orally once a day
Use: Acute and maintenance treatment of major depressive disorder

Usual Pediatric Dose for Depression:

12 to 17 years of age:
Initial dose: 10 mg orally once a day; increase if necessary after at least 3 weeks of treatment to 20 mg once a day
Maintenance dose: 10 to 20 mg orally once a day
Maximum dose: 20 mg orally once a day
18 years or older: Usual adult dose
Use: Acute and maintenance treatment of major depressive disorder

Compare prices at online shops

Prices of the drug can vary in different shops. There will be a variation in price from pharmacy to an online shop. Most online shops will have a little lower price when compared to pharmacy stores, so you need to cross check before buying. Just go to a nearest pharmacy store and check for prices before you decide on buying. You should also be checking and comparing prices among various online stores and should be choosing the affordable and best store. The prices also vary based on brands, and you should note few stores sell specific brands, and you should learn to compare prices of same brand in different stores. Below are the prices of Escimax (5 mg) medicine in some well-known online stores.

StrengthQuantityPrice, USDCountry
Invision Medi Sciences
5 mg10 Tablet$0.43India


Select the most affordable brand or generic drug

Generic drug is the basic drug with an active substance in it, and the name of the generic drug is same as active substance most of the times. Like Acetaminophen/Paracetemol is Generic name and it has different brand names like Tylenol, Acimol, Crocin, Calpol etc. All these Brand names contain the same Paracetemol, but the medications are manufactured by different companies, so the different brand names. Generic drug is always cheaper and affordable, and it can be replaced in place of brand name drug prescribed by the healthcare practitioner. The Generic medicine has same properties as branded medicine in terms of uses, indications, doses, side effects, so no need to worry on that. Just select the most affordable generic or branded medicine.

StrengthQuantityPrice, USDCountry
20 mg10 Tablet$1.47
20 mg x 10's $1.55
Cilentra 20 mg Tablet $0.19
Cilentra 5mg Tablet $0.06Strides shasun Ltd
Cilentra 10mg Tablet $0.11Strides shasun Ltd
5 mg10 Tablet$0.46
Citalop S 20 mg Tablet $0.14
Citalop S 5 mg Tablet $0.05
Citalop S 10 mg Tablet $0.07
CITOFAST 20MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each) $1.47Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd
CITOFAST Capsule/ Tablet / 20mg (10 units) $1.78Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
5 mg x 10's $0.76
Citofast 10 mg Tablet $0.11
5 mg10 Tablet$0.81
Depran 0.5 mg/10 mg Tablet $0.16Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd
DEPRAN 0.5 MG/10 MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each) $1.62Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Depran 5 mg Tablet $0.07
Depran Escitalopram 5 mg, clonazepam0.5 mg. FC-TAB / 10 $0.80
DEPRAN film-coated tab 10's $0.80Intas
DEPRAN 0.5 MG/5 MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each) $0.95Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Depran 0.5 mg/5 mg Tablet $0.10Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Depran 10 mg Tablet $0.12
Depran Escitalopram 10 mg, clonazepam0.5 mg. FC-TAB / 10 $1.26
10 mg28 $23.10Australia, Canada, India, Mauritius, NZ, Turkey, UK, USA
10 mg28 $121.18USA
10 mg84 $77.58Barbados, Canada, NZ, UK
10 mg100 $35.00Australia, Canada, India, NZ, Singapore, Turkey, UK, USA
10 mg100 $53.00Australia, Canada, Mauritius, NZ, Singapore, Turkey, UK, USA
10 mg100 $60.00Australia, Canada, India, Mauritius, NZ, Singapore, Turkey, UK, USA
10 mg100 $87.00Australia, Canada, Mauritius, NZ, Singapore, Turkey, UK, USA
20 mg28 $32.65Canada, Mauritius, Singapore, Turkey, UK, USA
20 mg84 $56.28Barbados, Canada, NZ, UK
20 mg100 $45.00Canada, Mauritius, NZ, Singapore, Turkey, UK, USA
20 mg100 $51.51Australia, Canada, India, NZ, Singapore, Turkey, UK, USA
20 mg100 $79.00Australia, Canada, NZ, Singapore, Turkey
20 mg100 $85.00Australia, Canada, India, Mauritius, NZ, Singapore, Turkey, UK, USA
5 mg28 $106.96USA
5 mg100 $39.00Australia, Canada, India, Mauritius, NZ, Singapore, Turkey, UK, USA
5 mg100 $369.14USA
Lexapro 5 mg tablet $3.40
Esjoy 20mg Tablet $0.18Gentech Healthcare Pvt Ltd
10 mg x 10's $0.84
20 mg100 Tablet$1.19
10 mg10 Tablet$0.87
Excita 5mg Tablet $0.04Elder Pharmaceuticals Ltd
5 mg x 10's $0.41
EXCITA tab 5 mg x 10's $0.41Elder (elLife)
Excita 5mg TAB / 10 $0.41
EXCITA 5MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each) $0.42Elder Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Excita 10mg Tablet $0.08Elder Pharmaceuticals Ltd
10 mg x 10's $0.74
EXCITA tab 10 mg x 10's $0.74Elder (elLife)
Excita 10mg TAB / 10 $0.74
EXCITA 10MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each) $0.77Elder Pharmaceuticals Ltd
10 mg10 Tablet$0.95
FELIZ S 20 MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each) $1.75Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Feliz S 20mg Tablet $0.18Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Feliz S 20 mg Tablet $0.18
Feliz S 5 mg Tablet $0.05
Feliz S 5mg Tablet $0.06Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd
FELIZ S 5 MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each) $0.62Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Feliz S 10 mg Tablet $0.10
Feliz S 10mg Tablet $0.11Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd
FELIZ S 10 MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each) $1.09Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd
20 mg x 10's $1.44
FELIZ-S tab 20 mg x 10's $1.84Torrent (Mind)
Feliz-S 20mg TAB / 10 $1.84
5 mg x 10's $0.41
FELIZ-S tab 5 mg x 10's $0.53Torrent (Mind)
Feliz-S 5mg TAB / 10 $0.53
10 mg x 10's $0.95
Feliz-S 10mg TAB / 10 $0.95
FELIZ-S tab 10 mg x 10's $0.95Torrent (Mind)
5 mg10 Tablet$0.49
RECITA tab 5 mg x 10's $0.41IPCA (Innova)
10 mg x 10's $0.69
Recita 10mg Tablet $0.11Ipca Laboratories Ltd
10 mg10 Tablet$0.77
S Citlop 5 mg Tablet $0.04
S Citlop 10 mg Tablet $0.08
S Citlop 20 mg Tablet $0.13
20 mg x 10's $1.44
S Zetalo 20mg TAB / 10 $1.44
S Zetalo 20 mg Tablet $0.18
S Zetalo 5 mg Tablet $0.05
5 mg x 10's $0.42
S Zetalo 5mg TAB / 10 $0.42
10 mg x 10's $0.77
S Zetalo 10mg TAB / 10 $0.77
S Zetalo 10 mg Tablet $0.10
20 mg x 10's $1.69
Szetalo 5 mg Tablet $0.05
SZETALO 5 MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each) $0.62Abbott India Ltd
SZETALO 10 MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each) $1.11Abbott India Ltd
10 mg10 Tablet$1.06
Truzap 0.25 mg/5 mg Tablet $0.06Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Truzap 5 mg Tablet $0.06
TRUZAP 5MG/0.25MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each) $0.61Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Truzap 0.25 mg/10 mg Tablet $0.11Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Truzap 10 mg Tablet $0.11
TRUZAP 10MG/0.25MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each) $1.06Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd
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Escimax (5 mg) - Frequently asked Questions

Can Escimax (5 mg) be stopped immediately or do I have to stop the consumption gradually to ween off?

In some cases, it always advisable to stop the intake of some medicines gradually because of the rebound effect of the medicine.

It's wise to get in touch with your doctor as a professional advice is needed in this case regarding your health, medications and further recommendation to give you a stable health condition.

Who should not take Escimax (5 mg)?

It is dangerous to try and purchase Escimax (5 mg) on the Internet or from vendors outside of the United States. Medications distributed from Internet sales may contain dangerous ingredients, or may not be distributed by a licensed pharmacy. Samples of Escimax (5 mg) purchased on the Internet have been found to contain haloperidol (Haldol), a potent antipsychotic drug with dangerous side effects. For more information, contact the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or visit www.fda.gov/buyonlineguide.

You should not use this medicine if you are allergic to Escimax (5 mg) or citalopram (Celexa), or if:

Do not use Escimax (5 mg) if you have taken an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days. A dangerous drug interaction could occur. MAO inhibitors include isocarboxazid, linezolid, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, and tranylcypromine. After you stop taking Escimax (5 mg), you must wait at least 14 days before you start taking an MAOI.

To make sure Escimax (5 mg) is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:

Some young people have thoughts about suicide when first taking an antidepressant. Your doctor will need to check your progress at regular visits while you are using Escimax (5 mg). Your family or other caregivers should also be alert to changes in your mood or symptoms.

FDA pregnancy category C. Taking an SSRI antidepressant during pregnancy may cause serious lung problems or other complications in the baby. However, you may have a relapse of depression if you stop taking your antidepressant. Tell your doctor right away if you become pregnant while taking Escimax (5 mg). Do not start or stop taking this medicine during pregnancy without your doctor's advice.

Escimax (5 mg) can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

Escimax (5 mg) should not be given to a child younger than 12 years old.

What other drugs will affect Escimax (5 mg)?

Taking this medicine with other drugs that make you sleepy or slow your breathing can cause dangerous or life-threatening side effects. Ask your doctor before taking Escimax (5 mg) with a sleeping pill, narcotic pain medicine, muscle relaxer, or medicine for anxiety, depression, or seizures.

Tell your doctor about all medicines you use, and those you start or stop using during your treatment with Escimax (5 mg), especially:

This list is not complete. Other drugs may interact with Escimax (5 mg), including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Not all possible interactions are listed in this medication guide.

How should I take Escimax (5 mg)?

Follow all directions on your prescription label. Your doctor may occasionally change your dose to make sure you get the best results. Do not take this medicine in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended.

Try to take the medicine at the same time each day. Follow the directions on your prescription label.

Measure liquid medicine with the dosing syringe provided, or with a special dose-measuring spoon or medicine cup. If you do not have a dose-measuring device, ask your pharmacist for one.

It may take up to 4 weeks or longer before your symptoms improve. Keep using the medication as directed and tell your doctor if your symptoms do not improve.

Do not stop using Escimax (5 mg) suddenly, or you could have unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. Follow your doctor's instructions about tapering your dose.

Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat.

Can Escimax (5 mg) be taken or consumed while pregnant?

Please visit your doctor for a recommendation as such case requires special attention.

Can Escimax (5 mg) be taken for nursing mothers or during breastfeeding?

Kindly explain your state and condition to your doctor and seek medical advice from an expert.

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