HIGH-VOLUME · SEX-BALANCED
escitalopram Side Effects
escitalopram (also sold as Lexapro) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #47 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: SEX-BALANCED - 69% of sex-coded reports are female (85,584 F / 38,533 M).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 134,536
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 2003 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
escitalopram reporting skew - 69% of sex-coded reports are female (85,584 F / 38,533 M). Volume band HIGH-VOLUME #47 of 524 by FAERS report count; caseload MEGA-CASE.
High-report extract for escitalopram (Lexapro): 134,536 FAERS rows (2003-2025). Top named reactions: FATIGUE, NAUSEA, HEADACHE. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2003–2025). Stamps MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
FATIGUE leads 9,196 of 134,536 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (31,873 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (10,908 reports, 8.1%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 3,121 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 2,477 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 869 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 692 |
| DYSPNOEA | 633 |
| FALL | 574 |
| FATIGUE | 544 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 532 |
| ASTHENIA | 516 |
| NAUSEA | 496 |
| SEPSIS | 491 |
| PNEUMONIA | 482 |
| DIARRHOEA | 480 |
| VOMITING | 424 |
| DIZZINESS | 397 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 394 |
| INSOMNIA | 366 |
| TACHYCARDIA | 350 |
| HEADACHE | 348 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 338 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (42,595, 31.7% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| FALL | 3,035 |
| NAUSEA | 2,957 |
| DYSPNOEA | 2,659 |
| FATIGUE | 2,406 |
| DIARRHOEA | 2,372 |
| VOMITING | 2,323 |
| ANXIETY | 2,251 |
| PNEUMONIA | 2,233 |
| ASTHENIA | 2,021 |
| DEPRESSION | 2,016 |
| PAIN | 2,016 |
| HEADACHE | 1,830 |
| DIZZINESS | 1,774 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 1,725 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 1,689 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 1,542 |
| PYREXIA | 1,527 |
| MALAISE | 1,453 |
How to read escitalopram FAERS figures (MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 134,536 voluntary reports linked to escitalopram (Lexapro), 2003-2025. Death is listed on 10,908 (8.1%). Hospitalization appears on 42,595 (31.7%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
MEGA-CASE books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; SEX-BALANCED is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.
Read with escitalopram
Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY stamps.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 134,198 FAERS cases (Δ 338 lighter vs escitalopram); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 133,996 FAERS cases (Δ 540 lighter vs escitalopram); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 133,513 FAERS cases (Δ 1,023 lighter vs escitalopram); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 133,227 FAERS cases (Δ 1,309 lighter vs escitalopram); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 54.0 pp vs escitalopram's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
escitalopram stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload MEGA-CASE and the label guide.