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Cipralex is escitalopram. It belongs to SSRI group of drugs. It is a nice anti anxiety and anti depressant drug. It causes its effect by increasing serotonergic neurotransmission in brain. It is achieved by some molecular changes in receptors of serotonin in brain which usually take place in about 4-6 weeks. So you will only see improvement in about 6 weeks of starting treatment.
Also when it is started, in first few weeks of therapy it may cause rebound increase in anxiety. This is the reason individual taking it feel that anxiety has been increased after starting therapy.
Increasing the dose to 20 mg will not do much benefit. Just wait for about 2 weeks and you will start seeing improvement. There is no need to worry. Take the drug after meals. Try yoga or progressive muscle relaxation exercises for additive relief.

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Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi, MD

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Hello again

With time you will find improvement in anxiety. But escitalopram has other side effects also and one of them are sexual side effects. They cause delayed ejeculation and in rare patients slight decrease in libido. The side effects are reversible and improve after discontinuation of drug.
I would advise you to please visit your psychiatrist regarding either change in drug or addition of some other drug. Many drugs especially Bupropion or Buspirone when added with SSRIs cause improvement in sexual side effects.
Other options that can be used are medicines like Trazodon which causes improve in sexual side effects caused by SSRIs.

Hope it solves your query, you can ask again if you have some more doubts.

Thanks
Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi, MD

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