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"Nice, Frank (NIH/NINDS)" <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 13 Feb 2003 07:54:17 -0500
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There are currently no specific studies on Lexapro and breastfeeding.
It should be similar to Celexa (citalopram) in its breastfeeding profile.
Celexa appears in breast milk.  Infants receive 0.7% to 5.9% of the
weight-adjusted maternal dose of Celexa.
Somnolence, weight loss, and decreased feeding have been reported with
Celexa.
If Lexapro is given, these side-effects should be monitored.
Why not use Celexa for which this information is documented or even better,
one of the more breastfeeding friendly SSRI's, if this is the first time a
SSRI is being prescribed?  Why start with Lexapro in a breastfeeding
situation?
Frank J. Nice, DPA, CPHP

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