Are there any differences between the adverse events induced by citalopram and escitalopram?

The adverse-event profile of escitalopram is similar to that of citalopram. There are no new, unexpected events as compared to the citalopram database. The side-effects are mild and transient. Escitalopram is serotonin-specific and offers an adverse-event dropout rate that is similar to that of placebo (ref.1), (ref.2) and (ref.3).

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References:

1. Burke et al, 2002

2. Lepola, 2003

3. Wade, 2002