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What is the major difference between Sertraline and Escitalopram? both are SSRIs, what are their application areas? what characteristics make them different?
Sobia Zafar - Psychologist
| MS in Clinical Psychology | MSC in Behavior Sciences | | Islamabad
yes you are right sertraline ( Zoloft) and Escitalopram ( lexapro) both are SSRls but Lexapro is prescribed to treat depression and generalized anxiety disorder. Zoloft is prescribed to treat depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and several other mental health problems.
Sobia Zafar - Psychologist
| MS in Clinical Psychology | MSC in Behavior Sciences | | Islamabad
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there are some difference in their side effect Lezapro cause sleep problems and taste disturbances, and Zoloft more likely to cause skin rash or diarrhea
Both underlie in same categories of anti-depressants but each has different function . escitalopram is better for social anxiety, somatic complaints in anxiety, generalized anxiety. and sertraline is best for depression, OCD etc
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