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Lexapro is a medication that is normally prescribed for Depression. It should be taken as long as you and your doctor feel that it is needed. If the medicine was prescribed to you because of a life event causing depression, you may only need it for a short amount of time until you have resolved and come to terms with that activity. However, in people with chronic depression, a antidepressant will most likely have to be taken as a lifelong treatment. Talk to your doctor about the length of time Lexapro is needed for you.

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