Escitalopram and disorientation Patient Reports February 11, 2012



Escitalopram Side Effects Report #5745890-5
Escitalopram side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from SOUTH AFRICA on May 05, 2008. Female patient, 16 years of age, weighting 154.3 lb, was diagnosed with major depression and was treated with Escitalopram. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: confusional state, disorientation, memory impairment, panic attack, panic reaction, restlessness, tooth impacted. Escitalopram dosage: 10 MG QD PO. During the same period patient was treated with LUVOX, DORMICUM, PROPAFOL, SUFENTANIL CITRATE, ESMARON, TORADOL, DEXAMETHASONE, AUGMENTIN. Patient recovered.

Escitalopram Side Effects Report #5762102-7
Escitalopram side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from DENMARK on May 20, 2008. Female patient, 16 years of age, weighting 154.3 lb, was diagnosed with major depression and was treated with Escitalopram. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: amnesia, confusional state, disorientation, panic attack, post procedural complication, tooth impacted. Escitalopram dosage: 10 MG QD PO. During the same period patient was treated with LUVOX, DORMICUM, PROPAFOL, SUFENTANIL CITRATE, ESMARON, TORADOL, DEXAMETHASONE, AUGMENTIN. Patient recovered.

Escitalopram Side Effects Report #5811768-1
Escitalopram side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from SOUTH AFRICA on June 26, 2008. Female patient, 16 years of age, weighting 154.3 lb, was diagnosed with major depression and was treated with Escitalopram. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: amnesia, confusional state, disorientation, feeling abnormal, panic attack, repetitive speech, restlessness, tooth impacted, weight increased. Escitalopram dosage: 10 MG QD PO. During the same period patient was treated with LIVOX, DORMICUM, PROPAFOL, SUFENTANIL CITRATE, ESMARON, TORADOL, DEXAMETHASONE, AUGMENTIN. Patient recovered.

Escitalopram Side Effects Report #5933737-3
Escitalopram side effect was reported by a Health Professional from DENMARK on Oct 15, 2008. Female patient, 88 years of age, was diagnosed with depression What is  depression, hypertension and was treated with Escitalopram. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: disorientation, hyponatraemia, overdose. Escitalopram dosage: 30 MG (15 MG, 2 IN 1 D), ORAL. During the same period patient was treated with ATACAND, MADOPAR, OMEPRAZOLE, CARDYL, OSTEOPOR. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.


Escitalopram Side Effects Report #6043679-3
Escitalopram side effect was reported by a Physician from AUSTRALIA on Jan 04, 2009. Male patient, 82 years of age, weighting 152.1 lb, was diagnosed with depression What is  depression, bacterial infection What is  bacterial infection, lung infection and was treated with Escitalopram. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: balance disorder, coma, delirium, disorientation, endotracheal intubation, fall What is  fall, gait disturbance, illusion, intentional overdose. Escitalopram dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with OXAZEPAM, SULFAMETHOXAZOLE TRIMETHOPRIM, SULFAMETHOXAZOLE TRIMETHOPRIM. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Escitalopram Side Effects Report #5930335-2
Escitalopram side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from DENMARK on Oct 10, 2008. Female patient, 81 years of age, weighting 125.9 lb, was diagnosed with depression What is  depression and was treated with Escitalopram. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anxiety What is  anxiety, apraxia, delirium, disorientation. Escitalopram dosage: 10 MG (10 MG, 1 IN 1 D) ,ORAL. Patient recovered.

Escitalopram Side Effects Report #5483145-7
Escitalopram side effect was reported by a Health Professional from FRANCE on Sept 19, 2007. Male patient, 75 years of age, was diagnosed with depression What is  depression and was treated with Escitalopram. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: cognitive disorder, confusional state, disorientation, hallucination, auditory. Escitalopram dosage: 10 MG QD PO. Patient recovered.

Escitalopram Side Effects Report #5550902-8
Escitalopram side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from FRANCE on Nov 22, 2007. Male patient, 67 years of age, was diagnosed with depression What is  depression and was treated with Escitalopram. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anxiety What is  anxiety, cognitive disorder, confusional state, dementia What is  dementia, disorientation, disturbance in attention, hallucination, auditory, memory impairment, psychomotor retardation. Escitalopram dosage: 10 MG QD PO. During the same period patient was treated with METOPROLOL TARTRATE, ASPEGIC, PRAVASTATIN. Patient recovered.

Escitalopram Side Effects Report #6076530-6
Escitalopram side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from DENMARK on Jan 27, 2009. Male patient, 64 years of age, was diagnosed with depression What is  depression, analgesia, pneumonia What is  pneumonia and was treated with Escitalopram. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: disorientation, hepatic encephalopathy, hepatitis fulminant, sleep disorder What is  sleep disorder. Escitalopram dosage: 20 MG (20 MG, 1 IN 1 D), ORAL. During the same period patient was treated with DORMICUM, MST, ATROVENT, DUROGESIC MATRIX, TRANSTEC, PRIMPERAN, ENANTYUM. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.


Escitalopram Side Effects Report #5050938-X
Escitalopram side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from AUSTRIA on June 23, 2006. Female patient, 46 years of age, was diagnosed with depression What is  depression and was treated with Escitalopram. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: disorientation, hallucination, illusion, restlessness. Escitalopram dosage: 10 MG QD PO. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Escitalopram Side Effects Report #5839519-5
Escitalopram side effect was reported by a Health Professional from INDIA on July 25, 2008. Female patient, 31 years of age, was diagnosed with depression What is  depression and was treated with Escitalopram. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anger, condition aggravated, depression What is  depression, disorientation, disturbance in attention, feeling abnormal, hunger, irritability, photosensitivity reaction. Escitalopram dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with CLOZEPAM, MILNACIPRAN. Patient recovered.

Escitalopram Side Effects Report #5054217-6
Escitalopram side effect was reported by a Health Professional from AUSTRIA on June 30, 2006. Male patient, 29 years of age, weighting 212.7 lb, was diagnosed with depression What is  depression, schizophrenia, paranoid type, infection What is  infection and was treated with Escitalopram. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: alanine aminotransferase increased, blood alkaline phosphatase decreased, body temperature decreased, brain oedema, delirium, disorientation, eosinophil percentage increased, hallucination, visual. Escitalopram dosage: 10 MG QD PO. During the same period patient was treated with ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE, CLOZAPINE, AUGMENTIN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Escitalopram Side Effects Report #4998488-0
Escitalopram side effect was reported by a Health Professional from AUSTRIA on Apr 21, 2006. Male patient, 29 years of age, weighting 212.7 lb, was diagnosed with depression What is  depression, schizophrenia, paranoid type and was treated with Escitalopram. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: alanine aminotransferase increased, blood alkaline phosphatase increased, delirium, disorientation, hallucination, visual, restlessness. Escitalopram dosage: 10 MG QD PO. During the same period patient was treated with ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE, CLOZAPINE, LEPONEX NOVARTS, AUGMENTIN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Escitalopram Side Effects Report #5007962-2
Escitalopram side effect was reported by a Health Professional from DENMARK on May 03, 2006. Male patient, 29 years of age, weighting 212.7 lb, was diagnosed with depression What is  depression, schizophrenia, paranoid type and was treated with Escitalopram. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: alanine aminotransferase increased, blood alkaline phosphatase increased, body temperature decreased, delirium, disorientation, eosinophil count increased, hallucination, visual, restlessness. Escitalopram dosage: 10 MG QD PO. During the same period patient was treated with ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE, CLOZAPINE, AUGMENTIN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.


Escitalopram Side Effects Report #5531681-7
Escitalopram side effect was reported by a Health Professional from DENMARK on Nov 12, 2007. Female patient, 60 years of age, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder What is  bipolar disorder, hypomania, cardiac disorder and was treated with Escitalopram. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: convulsion, disease recurrence, disorientation, hyponatraemia, partial seizures, syncope. Escitalopram dosage: 10 MG QD PO. During the same period patient was treated with TOREM, SPIRONOLACTONE, ZYPREXA, ASPIRIN, PANTOZOL. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Escitalopram Side Effects Report #5056840-1
Escitalopram side effect was reported by a Health Professional from NORWAY on July 18, 2006. Male patient, 69 years of age, was diagnosed with anxiety What is  anxiety, abstains from alcohol and was treated with Escitalopram. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: balance disorder, blood pressure increased, c-reactive protein increased, confusional state, coordination abnormal, delirium, disorientation, haemoglobin decreased, neutropenia. Escitalopram dosage: 20 MG, QD. During the same period patient was treated with BENERVA, TEGRETOL. Patient recovered.

Escitalopram Side Effects Report #5071727-6
Escitalopram side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED KINGDOM on July 20, 2006. Female patient, 46 years of age, was diagnosed with anxiety What is  anxiety, depression What is  depression, stress at work and was treated with Escitalopram. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anorexia, dehydration, disorientation, hepatic enzyme abnormal, nausea What is  nausea, polydipsia, tremor. Escitalopram dosage: 10 MG QD PO. During the same period patient was treated with STILNOCT. Patient recovered.

Escitalopram Side Effects Report #5603268-9
Escitalopram side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from FRANCE on Jan 09, 2008. Female patient, 43 years of age, was diagnosed with anxiety What is  anxiety and was treated with Escitalopram. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anxiety What is  anxiety, confusional state, depression What is  depression, disorientation, memory impairment, mental disorder, psychomotor skills impaired, self esteem decreased. Escitalopram dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Escitalopram Side Effects Report #5067204-9
Escitalopram side effect was reported by a Health Professional from SWITZERLAND on July 13, 2006. Male patient, 94 years of age, was diagnosed with pain What is  pain and was treated with Escitalopram. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: confusional state, delirium, disorientation, fatigue, hallucination. Escitalopram dosage: 10 MG QD PO. During the same period patient was treated with TRAMADOL, BUPRENORPHINE, TRILEPTAL, SURMONTIL, BRUFEN, XATRAL, RISPERDAL, LYRICA. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.


Escitalopram Side Effects Report #6081186-2
Escitalopram side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from DENMARK on Feb 04, 2009. Male patient, 87 years of age, was diagnosed with anxiety What is  anxiety and was treated with Escitalopram. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anxiety What is  anxiety, cognitive disorder, confusional state, disorientation, urinary retention. Escitalopram dosage: 5 MG (5 MG, 1 IN 1 D), ORAL. During the same period patient was treated with TOPALGIC, ATARAX, INIPOMP, FUROSEMIDE, RAMIPRIL, KARDEGIC, VASTAREL, CREON. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Escitalopram Side Effects Report #5955506-0
Escitalopram side effect was reported by a Health Professional from DENMARK on Oct 27, 2008. Female patient, 83 years of age, was treated with Escitalopram. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: body temperature decreased, dehydration, delirium, disorientation, dysarthria, enuresis, faecal incontinence. Escitalopram dosage: 20 MG (20 MG, 1 IN 1 D). During the same period patient was treated with VENLAFAXINE, REMERGIL, ZELDOX, QUILONORM, NOVODIGAL, ENALAPRIL MALEATE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Escitalopram Side Effects Report #5442920-5
Escitalopram side effect was reported by a Health Professional from FRANCE on Aug 10, 2007. Male patient, 79 years of age, was diagnosed with hypertension and was treated with Escitalopram. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: bedridden, blood chloride decreased, blood osmolarity decreased, blood potassium decreased, confusional state, disorientation, fall What is  fall, glasgow coma scale abnormal. Escitalopram dosage: 10 MG QD PO. During the same period patient was treated with INDAPAMIDE, MOPRAL, PLAVIX, COZAAR, PRAVASTATIN, PROPRANOLOL, ACETAMINOPHEN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Escitalopram Side Effects Report #6079689-X
Escitalopram side effect was reported by a Pharmacist from DENMARK on Feb 04, 2009. Female patient, 78 years of age, was treated with Escitalopram. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: confusional state, creatinine renal clearance decreased, disorientation, fall What is  fall, hypertonia, hypokalaemia, orthostatic hypotension, posture abnormal. Escitalopram dosage: 10 MG (10 MG, 1 IN 1 D), ORAL. During the same period patient was treated with IXPRIM, ARICEPT, COTAREG, CACIT D, FOSAMAX. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Escitalopram Side Effects Report #6100164-8
Escitalopram side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from DENMARK on Feb 13, 2009. Female patient, 74 years of age, was treated with Escitalopram. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: atrial fibrillation What is  atrial fibrillation, bundle branch block right, disorientation, fall What is  fall, hepatitis cholestatic, rhabdomyolysis. Escitalopram dosage: 20 MG (20 MG, 1 IN 1 D), ORAL. During the same period patient was treated with FUROSEMIDE, SPIRONOLACTONE, LEXOMIL, STILNOX, DISCOTRINE, MAXIDROL, LOCOID. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.


Escitalopram Side Effects Report #6039444-3
Escitalopram side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from DENMARK on Dec 30, 2008. Female patient, 65 years of age, was treated with Escitalopram. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: bladder distension, cerebrovascular accident, cognitive disorder, disorientation, hyponatraemia, oedema peripheral. Escitalopram dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with CELEBREX, COTAREG, MOPRAL, ESIDRIX, URBANYL, DAFALGAN, MOTILIUM. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Escitalopram Side Effects Report #4983159-7
Escitalopram side effect was reported by a Health Professional from AUSTRIA on Jan 22, 2006. Male patient, 29 years of age, was treated with Escitalopram. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: alanine aminotransferase increased, blood alkaline phosphatase increased, body temperature decreased, delirium, disorientation, eosinophil percentage increased, hallucination, visual, restlessness. Escitalopram dosage: 10 MG QD PO. During the same period patient was treated with ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE, CLOZAPINE, AUGMENTIN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.
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