LEXAPRO Reviews (ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE)Average Rating: 3.2 (2093 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LEXAPRO with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LEXAPRO | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | OCD, MDD, Anxiety | Light sleepiness. For the first few weeks it was quite a bit of fatigue, but after that passed it wasn't so bad. | It helped with depression, but even at the highest dose it was like it wasn't strong enough. I took it for about a year. | F | 26 | 0 days | 6/5/2022 | 4 | Anxiety | Started out at 5mg for the first week and was fine, increased to 10mg and after a couple days had sudden onset depression and suicidal thoughts. Dr took me back down to 5 for a few weeks then went back up to 10. Anxiety is ok, but could be better. Depression And suicidal thoughts gone…biggest side effect is fatigue. If my anxiety is controlled I'm willing to deal with the fatigue. | Everyone is different, but I don't think anyone can get the full effect of this (or any antidepressant) in just a few days or even a few weeks. Unless the side effects are truly debilitating then you can't to be willing to ride it out for at least a month or so to know if it's going to help you. | F | 58 | 2 months 10mg 1X day | 4/10/2022 | 1 | anxiety and depression | decreased sex drive, weight gain, terrible withdrawal symptoms if you forget a day | Only stayed on it because I was afraid of the side effects that come with coming off of it (brain zaps, brain fog, suicidal ideation). I feel like it did nothing to be honest. | F | 22 | 2 years 20mg 1X day | 4/3/2022 | 5 | Generalized Anxiety Disorder | Decreased libido, insomnia | I have been on Lexapro over a decade this medication saved my life. I was living with anxiety that was debilitating. I had been on Zoloft which made me a zombie. Lexapro was the next line of treatment my anxiety is near non existent | F | 36 | 10 years 30mg 1X day | 3/27/2022 | 1 | Anxiety | Awful panic attacks daily had to pair with clonanzapam worst feeling of severe weakness like my legs won't hold me up..feel dizzy and heavy | F | 74 | 30 days .5 1X day | 3/23/2022 | 4 | Depression , anxiety , Fibromyalgia | Initial bad headaches, flu like symptoms , tiredness. Symptoms went away within 2 weeks except for mild tiredness which I actually welcomed as I usually have difficulty getting to sleep . Great for depression, it gave me that extra umph to get up and go . Anxiety and panic attacks subsided immensely . The side effects were harsh at first but I stuck with it as I had been on Lexapro in the past and recall the side effects were quite rough . This might scare some people off ... tough it out if you can , it's well worth it. | F | 46 | 1 years 10 mg 1X day | 3/14/2022 | 1 | Anxiety | Major palpitations, chest burning, chest tightness, very jittery, heart pounding, felt short of breath, increased BP as a result of having anxiety over the side effects. | Dr. Gave it to me to see if my BP would go down due to increased BP over side effects from Lexapro. After 2 days could not continue. Heart pounding, major jitters. Could not tolerate. Took a few days after stopping to feel relatively normal again, even though I only took 2 pills. | F | 47 | 2 days 10mg 1X day | 3/1/2022 | 5 | depression, anxiety, BPO | Sharp pain inside the head, changes in the FOV, irregular HR. | It's been only a fortnite's time I'm taking escitalopram (combined w/mirtazapine) and it's improved my mood & cognitive functions already. I am flattered by the effects and a lack of serious side effects. Note that this is only the chemical part of the progress I'm making, therapies and the general hospitalisation in the psychiatric hospital are also a key part of the solution. | M | 15 | 14 days 20 1X day | 2/16/2022 | 3 | Depression and burnout | Faint sensation in arms and chest, extreme fatigue when taken during the day, yawning uncontrollably, weight gain, numb, no libido. However, hardly any anxiety or panic attacks anymore. No longer depressed because I feel nothing. | I'm taking version escitalopram, with trazadone and quietapine. | F | 46 | 1 years 15mg 1X day | 1/29/2022 | 1 | Anxiety | Horrible!!!! | F | 62 | 6 months 20mg 1X day | 12/11/2021 | 5 | Anxiety Disorder | Emotions are blunted. Occasional panic attacks. Overall it has been a lifesaver. | Panic attacks have increased the last couple of years. I am wondering if the Lexapro is not working like it should because I have been going through a couple of months of anxiety at levels like before I started Lexapro. Has any one had experience that Lexapro stopped working for them? | F | 60 | 13 years 15 mg 1X day | 12/3/2021 | 2 | Anxiety and depression | More anxiety, EPS (movement disorders), feels like I'm on caffeine when I'm not. | The days I would forget to take this drug were more relaxed and more productive at work than the days I was usually on it. Very counter productive. Went to the emergency room for withdrawal symptoms. Could not stop shaking, feeling cold, sky high anxiety. | F | 38 | 11 months 20 mg 1X day | 11/27/2021 | 3 | Depression | Why do these criminal drug companies keep the price so high? I have to take the same brand because when I change brands it's like starting over again/and stopping! I would love to just buy the Lexapro and not have to worry about that! But it's a rip off!! | one huge problem with this drug and it's the only drug I've ever encountered myself or heard of that you must stay on the same manufacturers version because switching the manufacturer is like starting the drug over again, and stopping it! You get the side effects of both starting and stopping! Yes, I know, most of you will say that's not possible, it's exactly the same but it's not. I've dealt with this problem many times. I was able to choose the teva brand for many years and had no issues but during the lockdown insanity and now with the way things are you can't choose your brand so each time you get a new refill you have to hope it's the same brand or it's like starting it over/and stopping it at the same time! Or you can just buy Lexapro at 5 bucks a pill? | M | 60 | 20 mg 1X day | 11/17/2021 | 5 | Anxiety | Took 10 mg the first 4 years and recently increase to 20 mg and luckily it has worked great for my anxiety disorder. I also started 10 mg amitriptyline when this was increased and together they have worked great and I have never slept better either. No real side effects to speak of thank goodness. | M | 49 | 5 years 20 mg 1X day | 11/5/2021 | 3 | anxiety, depression | Weird spinning/dizzy feeling when starting/ending the medication. Besides that i felt more so numb after being on it for months. A real "i don't care" mood towards everything. Really weird. | M | 19 | 10 months 15 1X day | 9/19/2021 | 4 | Anxiety and Depression | Dry mouth, low libido, increased appetite. Headache and confusion in the first 5-10 days. | PROS: Anxiety and depression are gone - Started working after 15 days, not immediately CONS: Side effects (tolerable for now) | M | 51 | 21 days 20mg 1X day | 9/13/2021 | 1 | Anxiety, mild depression | Insomnia, extreme thirst, trouble breathing,, no appetite, headaches. After lowering dose to 2.5mg could sleep but still had intrusive thoughts, increased anxiety,blurry vision, sweating. | Only positive was no more crying. Helped with depression but not at all with GAD or panic attacks. For me it brought on looping, repeating thought patterns all day even at lowest dose. | F | 51 | 2 months 5mg 1X day | 8/11/2021 | 2 | Anxiety | Waking with burning pain in shoulders and body and racing heart, unable to sleep for longer than 4 hours, tense headache, having to nap in day to make up sleep. Been taking for 6 weeks still waiting for it to work on my anxiety after losing a sibling. | I'm hoping it may start to improve my anxiety and sleep | F | 72 | 42 days 5mg 1X day | 7/7/2021 | 4 | Anxiety | First day on 5mg, feeling very tired and spacey. This happened the last time I took the drug and that effect went away in a couple of days last time, so we'll see if that happens again | F | 37 | 1 days 5 1X day | 6/23/2021 | 4 | Severe anxiety, suicidal thoughts | Cons:Frequent headaches, low appetite and fatigue. Pros: had agoraphobia and after 2 weeks could go outside without panic setting in. Mood improved and no bad thoughts. | F | 54 | 3 weeks 20mg 1X day | 6/11/2021 |