Praxis Medical Insights

Est. 2024 • Clinical Guidelines Distilled

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Last Updated: 9/18/2025

Escitalopram and Cognitive Side Effects

Management and Treatment

  • The American Academy of Family Physicians suggests considering dose adjustment or switching to another SSRI, such as sertraline, which may have fewer cognitive side effects, if memory impairment is bothersome 1
  • The American Academy of Family Physicians recommends sertraline as an alternative with potentially fewer cognitive side effects 2
  • Standardized assessment tools should be used to track cognitive symptoms over time, as recommended by Praxis Medical Insights 1

REFERENCES

1

Tratamiento del Trastorno de Ansiedad Generalizada Resistente a Monoterapia con Escitalopram [LINK]

Praxis Medical Insights: Practical Summaries of Clinical Guidelines, 2025

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