Would lexapro be classified as a narcotic
Is lexapro a narcotic?
Question posted by papajames27 on 22 Oct 2012
Last updated on 12 October 2019 by WildcatVet
5 Answers
WildcatVet
12 Oct 2019
No, as pledge says, it is an antidepressant and not a controlled substance such as are narcotics and the benzodiazepines.
vanbuskirkwendy40
12 Oct 2019
No
angel1662
23 Oct 2012
hello papajames27,
Lexapro is an antidepressant, not a narcotic...
Inactive
23 Oct 2012
Hello papajames27. Escitalopram/Lexapro comes from the drug family known as SSRI's or Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor's. (Anitdepressant) Regards pledge
kaismama
23 Oct 2012
OMG Lexapro is an anti depressant and has nothing at all to do with narcotics.
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