Both brand name Lexapro and generic escitalopram are considered SSRIs, or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a class of medications commonly used to treat major depressive disorder ...

If you’ve been diagnosed with major depressive disorder or a form of anxiety, your mental health provider may prescribe the medication Lexapro ...

Bookmark or print this page, you may need to read it again. Lexapro is used to treat depression. It belongs to a group of medicines called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).

Like many other medications, Lexapro is also used off-label (i.e., for non-FDA-approved uses) to treat other conditions, includingsocial anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive ...