Is Lexapro [the anti-depressent] a narcotic?
I was told it was, but I'm really not sure.
I don't think most anti-depressents are narcotics.
Thank you!
Answers:
No, it's not a narcotic. Narcotics are usually drugs derived from opium or opium like compounds with potent analgesic effects and also may significantly alter mood and behavior. Most narcotics are planned drugs (e.g. CII), which are drugs with high potential for addiction and abuse.
I do not know who told you it was a narcotic but they are not right. For some reason the ter Narcotic have gotten used for everything police officers call all drugs narcotics including cocaine and marijuana when contained by reality narcotics are medications that induce sleep, they are the opiate medications resembling oxycontin vicodan, heroin, morphene, and things of that nature. Lexapro is an antidepressant, also know as an SSRI, which is a selective seratonin reuptake inhibitor. Hope this helps and if you have any other question please fel free to contact me. Source(s): certified addictions counselor
no it's an SSRI.
narcotics are opioid painkillers such as heroin, morphine, and oxycontin
Absolutely not! No anti depressants are narcotics. Whoever told you this is full of crapola. Source(s): Nurse for 11 years....Hospice...I know narcotics.
Lexapro is an antidepressant (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor-SSRI) used to treat depression and anxiety. It works by restoring the go together of certain natural substances (neurotransmitters such as serotonin) in the brain. Escitalopram may remodel your feelings of well-being and energy level and stop nervousness.
And it isn't a narcotic..... Source(s): http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/find-drug.html
no,it's an anti-depressant,ssri.
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I don't think most anti-depressents are narcotics.
Thank you!
Answers:
No, it's not a narcotic. Narcotics are usually drugs derived from opium or opium like compounds with potent analgesic effects and also may significantly alter mood and behavior. Most narcotics are planned drugs (e.g. CII), which are drugs with high potential for addiction and abuse.
I do not know who told you it was a narcotic but they are not right. For some reason the ter Narcotic have gotten used for everything police officers call all drugs narcotics including cocaine and marijuana when contained by reality narcotics are medications that induce sleep, they are the opiate medications resembling oxycontin vicodan, heroin, morphene, and things of that nature. Lexapro is an antidepressant, also know as an SSRI, which is a selective seratonin reuptake inhibitor. Hope this helps and if you have any other question please fel free to contact me. Source(s): certified addictions counselor
no it's an SSRI.
narcotics are opioid painkillers such as heroin, morphine, and oxycontin
Absolutely not! No anti depressants are narcotics. Whoever told you this is full of crapola. Source(s): Nurse for 11 years....Hospice...I know narcotics.
Lexapro is an antidepressant (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor-SSRI) used to treat depression and anxiety. It works by restoring the go together of certain natural substances (neurotransmitters such as serotonin) in the brain. Escitalopram may remodel your feelings of well-being and energy level and stop nervousness.
And it isn't a narcotic..... Source(s): http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/find-drug.html
no,it's an anti-depressant,ssri.
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