Combine Lexapro and Lamictal

Drug Interactions and Combined Side Effects of
Lexapro

and Lamictal

Combine Lexapro with Lamictal. To make a decision about taking Lexapro and Lamictal, click here for a Medication Risk Map showing their individual and Combined Risks

Lexapro and Lamictal have 124 combined Side Effects total
65 are Life Threatening
22 Occur Most Frequently

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Uses of Lexapro

Lexapro is also known by the generic name Escitalopram USES: Escitalopram is an antidepressant (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor-SSRI) used to treat depression and anxiety. It works by restoring the balance of certain natural substances (neurotransmitters such as serotonin) in the brain. Escitalopram may improve your feelings of well-being and energy level and decrease nervousness.

Uses of Lamictal

Lamictal is also known by the generic name Lamotrigine

USES:
Lamotrigine is used alone or with other medications to prevent and control seizures. It may also be used to help prevent the extreme mood swings of bipolar disorder in adults.

Lamotrigine is known as an anticonvulsant or antiepileptic drug. It is thought to work by restoring the balance of certain natural substances in the brain.

Lexapro and Lamictal Combined Have 65 Life Threatening (Major) Side Effects

Critcal Seriouosness - Abnormally Low Blood Pressure - Hypotension is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Acute Inflammation of the Pancreas - Acute Pancreatitis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Aggressive Behavior is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Allergic Reaction caused by a Drug - Hypersensitivity Drug Reactions is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Anemia is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Anxious - Anxiety is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Atrial Fibrillation is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Behaving with Excessive Cheerfulness and Activity - Manic Disorder is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Bleeding of the Stomach or Intestines - Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Blood Clot in Lung - Pulmonary Thromboembolism is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Blood Clot in a Deep Vein - Deep Venous Thrombosis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Blood Disorder - Blood Dyscrasias is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Blurred Vision is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Confused - Impaired Cognition is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Decreased Blood Platelets - Thrombocytopenic Disorder is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Decreased White Blood Cells - Leukopenia is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Deficiency of Granulocytes a Type of White Blood Cell - Agranulocytosis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Double Vision - Diplopia is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Easily Angered or Annoyed - Irritability is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Erythema Multiforme is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Extrapyramidal Reaction - Extrapyramidal Disease is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Fever is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Giant Hives - Angioedema is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Hallucination - Hallucinations is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Having Thoughts of Suicide - Suicidal Ideation is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Heart Attack - Myocardial Infarction is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Hemolytic Anemia is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Hemorrhage is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Hepatitis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - High Blood Pressure - Hypertension is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Increased Eosinophils in the Blood - Eosinophilia is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Inflammation of the Lining of the Stomach and Intestines - Gastroenteritis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Involuntary Eye Movement - Nystagmus is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Involuntary Quivering - Tremors is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Kidney Failure - Renal Failure is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Low Amount of Sodium in the Blood - Hyponatremia is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Lupus-Like Syndrome is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Meningitis Not Caused by an Infection - Non-Infective Meningitis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Mental Disorder with Loss of Normal Personality & Reality - Psychotic Disorder is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Mental Impairment is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Mood Changes is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Multiple Organ Failure is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Pancreatitis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Periods of Not Breathing - Apnea is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Problems with Eyesight - Visual Changes is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Prolonged Q-T Interval on EKG - Prolonged QT Interval is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Rapid Ventricular Heartbeat - Ventricular Tachycardia is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Rash - Skin Rash is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Reaction due to an Allergy - Allergic Reactions is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Repeated Seizures with Unconsciousness Between Episodes - Status Epilepticus is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Seizures - Seizure Disorder is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Serious Muscle Damage that may Lead to Kidney Failure - Rhabdomyolysis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Serotonin Syndrome - Adverse Drug Interaction - Serotonin Syndrome is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Slow Heartbeat - Bradycardia is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Small Reddish-Purplish Pin-Point Sized Spots on the Skin - Petechiae is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Stevens-Johnson Syndrome is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Suicidal is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion - SIADH Syndrome is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Toxic Effect on Brain or Spinal Cord Function - CNS Toxicity is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Uncoordinated - Ataxia is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Vasculitis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Very Rapid Heartbeat - Torsades de Pointes - Torsades de Pointes is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

Critcal Seriouosness - Voluntary Movement Difficulty - Dyskinesia is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Lamictal and Lexapro combined

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Lexapro and Lamictal Combined have 22 Most Frequently Occurring Side Effects

Blurred Vision is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Lexapro and Lamictal combined

Chest Pain is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Lexapro and Lamictal combined

Chronic Trouble Sleeping - Insomnia is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Lexapro and Lamictal combined

Diarrhea is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Lexapro and Lamictal combined

Disorder of the Digestive System is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Lexapro and Lamictal combined

Dizzy - Dizziness is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Lexapro and Lamictal combined

Double Vision - Diplopia is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Lexapro and Lamictal combined

Drowsiness - Drowsy is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Lexapro and Lamictal combined

Dry Mouth - Xerostomia is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Lexapro and Lamictal combined

Excessive Sweating - Hyperhidrosis is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Lexapro and Lamictal combined

Feel Like Throwing Up - Nausea is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Lexapro and Lamictal combined

Head Pain - Headache Disorder is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Lexapro and Lamictal combined

Inability to have an Erection - Erectile Dysfunction is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Lexapro and Lamictal combined

Incomplete or Infrequent Bowel Movements - Constipation is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Lexapro and Lamictal combined

Indigestion - Dyspepsia is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Lexapro and Lamictal combined

Inflammation of the Nose - Rhinitis is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Lexapro and Lamictal combined

Low Energy - Fatigue is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Lexapro and Lamictal combined

Problem with Ejaculation - Disorder of Ejaculation is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Lexapro and Lamictal combined

Rash - Skin Rash is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Lexapro and Lamictal combined

Stomach Cramps - Abdominal Pain with Cramps is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Lexapro and Lamictal combined

Throwing Up - Vomiting is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Lexapro and Lamictal combined

Uncoordinated - Ataxia is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Lexapro and Lamictal combined

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Lexapro and Lamictal Drug-Drug Interactions

There are no drug-drug interactions between Lexapro and Lamictal.

Lexapro has 13 Condition Contraindications

If you have any of these Conditions then you should carefully evaluate the risks of taking Lexapro.

Lexapro Oral Contraindications
(grouped by decreasing seriousness level)

Relative Contraindications

Hyponatremia - Low Amount of Sodium in the Blood is a contraindication of Lexapro.

Suicidal Ideation - Having Thoughts of Suicide is a contraindication of Lexapro.

Upper GI Bleed - Bleeding from Stomach, Esophagus or Duodenum is a contraindication of Lexapro.

Contraindication Warnings

Bipolar Disorder - Manic-Depression is a contraindication of Lexapro.

Cardiac Disease - Heart Disease is a contraindication of Lexapro.

Disease of Liver - Liver Problems is a contraindication of Lexapro.

Epilepsy - Epileptic Seizure is a contraindication of Lexapro.

Increased Risk of Bleeding is a contraindication of Lexapro.

Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome is a contraindication of Lexapro.

Recovery Phase Following Myocardial Infarct - Recent Heart Attack is a contraindication of Lexapro.

SIADH Syndrome - Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion is a contraindication of Lexapro.

Serotonin Syndrome - Serotonin Syndrome - Adverse Drug Interaction is a contraindication of Lexapro.

Severe Renal Disease - Serious Kidney Problems is a contraindication of Lexapro.

Lamictal has 11 Condition Contraindications

If you have any of these Conditions then you should carefully evaluate the risks of taking Lamictal.

Lamictal Oral Contraindications
(grouped by decreasing seriousness level)

Absolute Contraindications

Pregnancy is a contraindication of Lamictal.

Relative Contraindications

Non-Infective Meningitis - Meningitis Not Caused by an Infection is a contraindication of Lamictal.

Suicidal Ideation - Having Thoughts of Suicide is a contraindication of Lamictal.

Contraindication Warnings

Anemia is a contraindication of Lamictal.

Aplastic Anemia - Low Blood Counts due to Bone Marrow Failure is a contraindication of Lamictal.

Depression is a contraindication of Lamictal.

Disease of Liver - Liver Problems is a contraindication of Lamictal.

Neutropenic Disorder - Decreased Neutrophils a Type of White Blood Cell is a contraindication of Lamictal.

Pancytopenia - Acquired Decrease of All Cells in the Blood is a contraindication of Lamictal.

Severe Renal Disease - Serious Kidney Problems is a contraindication of Lamictal.

Thrombocytopenic Disorder - Decreased Blood Platelets is a contraindication of Lamictal.

Lexapro - Symptoms of overdose may include
If overdose is suspected, contact a poison control center or emergency room immediately. US residents can call the US National Poison Hotline at 1-800-222-1222. Canada residents can call a provincial poison control center.

Lamictal - Symptoms of overdose may include
severe drowsiness, unusual eye movements, loss of consciousness.

Contact poison control
If overdose is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately. US residents can call the US national poison hotline at 1-800-222-1222. Canadian residents should call their local poison control center directly.