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[quote=Anonymous]By the way, that might sound bad (Lexapro suppressing or altering immune function), but for reasons that are not yet fully understood, drugs like Lexapro tend to correct or alter immune system differences that have been shown to be correlated with depression, anxiety, etc. We don’t know exactly why this is yet but we do know that serotonin is an important chemical for mood regulation and it’s also somehow involved with the immune system. It could even be the case that depression and anxiety disorders arise out of an immune system difference and medications help to fix this difference—some evidence points in that direction. But in case it sounds scary to anyone that Lexapro can change your immune system function, it’s better to think about it as “people with mental health issues might have different immune systems and for whatever reason this helps change that to help with mood/behavior.” We have a lot to learn about it but I’m just saying don’t quit your antidepressant because you hear it can affect your immune system, focus on if the Lexapro is working well to treat what it’s meant to treat :)[/quote]

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