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 |
| 5 | panic attacks anxiety | relaxs my lungs so i can breathe better. very calming, sleep better at first no hunger then after a few months that went away. 20lb weight gain..a lil lethargy | this medecine is a life saver i can breathe better and it stopped me from being obsessive about thnking of the heartbreak of being cheated on. before it was all I could I think of 24/7 after lexapro i dont thing about it like that. I sleep better . I am calm I can think better i can enjoy moments in my life. panic attacks have slowed down and if I do get 1 i am described xanax to stop the attack before my throat closes..this happned everyday b4 lexapro. My life is so much better I would take all the side effects just to b this calm n feeling as good as I do. I saw results within first 8 hours i started on 10 mg thn 20 now 30 mg where I will remain. I will need lexapro for the rest of my life..I no longer cry 24/7 which is priceless | F | 37 | 10 months 30 mg 1X day | 6/22/2012 | 5 | Panic Disorder/Anxiety | loss of appetite, teeth grinding, a wondrous surprise. | For most of my adult life I was opposed to antidepressants. I felt that a healthier diet was the best solution, but this was increasingly difficult for me to carry out - Eating healthier that is. I was once very toned 5' 7 138lbs. Since I turned 30, in addition to unfortunate life events, I have ballooned up to 217lbs. It's difficult to function - even walk into a Starbucks. In fact, I drive out of the way to go through the drive through Starbucks. I'm that embarrassed and anxiety ridden about myself. Recently, I've started Lexapro. Boy, was I terrified of gaining weight. I didn't need to add to my growing body or anxiety/depression. My constant thoughts about food have FINALLY subsided with Lexapro. Today I took my dogs to a local state park and enjoyed the day without thinking about what or where my next meal would be. Additionally, I've been sleeping better, thinking better, feeling more focused and have more energy. So far, I am excited to see where this journey will take me. | F | 31 | 5 days 10 1X day | 6/20/2012 | 5 | anxiety, depression, panic attacks | fatigue, stomach burning for the first week | I was on Paxil for about 7 years for social anxiety and depression and eventually decided to wean myself off it. Several years later my depression returned and I developed extreme panic attacks, so I started up on 5mg of Lexapro. Other than the initials side effects of tiredness and stomach acidity acting up, this has pretty much been a miracle drug for me. I've not had one panic attack since I started taking this medication about a year ago, whereas before I would usually have one a day. I would advise someone considering taking this ssri not to be completely dissuaded by negative accounts here, as it seems that everyone reacts to these drugs differently. | F | 26 | 1 years 5 MG 1X day | 6/13/2012 | 1 | Anxiety/Panic attacks | First day felt normal but by evening had WORST panic ever, second day-severe flu-like symptoms, headache and increased panic, feeling of dread and dizziness | Doctor said there are no side effects | F | 32 | 3 days 10 mg 1X day | 6/13/2012 | 5 | Anxiety | Reduced interest in sex. This has subsided. | I have been anxious all of my life, but seemed to maintain and get by. One morning I woke up a year ago and out of no where I just starting having major panic attacks that would not stop. I honestly thought I had lost touch and no longer knew what it was like to feel normal. I thought I had really lost it. After three month of horror, I was diagnosed with general anxiety disorder and was given Lexapro 10mg to try. I was quiet concerned about taking it since the previous medication made my symptoms worse. After two weeks I noticed thing were calming down for me and after one month I started to feel like my old self but much calmer than I had ever been. Lexapro has made me feel the best I have ever felt in my whole entire life. Thank you tremendously.... | M | 59 | 10 months 10mg 1X day | 6/11/2012 | 3 | depression and anxiety | sweating, not able to stay asleep through the night, dry skin and hair, constant licking my lips ( pill rolling) as its called, tingling body experience, ring in ears, headaches | started on 20 mg and was lowered to 10 also was on the generic instead of the brand name of this. but now on the brand and hoping it will end some of these affects as my dr. said alot of people cannot take this in other than the brand name so we shall see | F | 50 | 10 mg 1X day | 6/11/2012 | 5 | The best way to describe this medicine is like a warm blanket for your nerves. I find it gives me mental clarity as well. I am able to talk to people confidently but I find that it makes you want to talk less in general.I have tried other meds but lexapro is the most effective with less side effects. Before this med I felt like my nervous system was like a wound that had just had a band aid removed, raw and sensitive. Lexapro feels like a band aid on your nervous sysytem. Also it has stopped my migraines. Each increase in dose you might feel more anxiety for a couple days. This medication has been very helpful. | M | 33 | 10 months 20 mg 1X day | 6/7/2012 | 2 | Depression | Since starting this drug I have uncontrollable sweating. I start to sweat just walking down the hall. I also have extremely vivid dreams and nightmares. Dry mouth is awful. I also have begun to have anxiety and tachycardia. I did not have this before starting this drug. | I haven't noticed any change in my mood at all. I cannot take the sweating and nightmares. I know this drug is a lifesaver for some people. I believe I should not have started it in the first place. | F | 40 | 3 months 20 mg 1X day | 6/7/2012 | 5 | mood instability | Initial stomach upset, less interested in sex, initial agitation, vivid dreams, early awakenings (not any more though) | For me lexapro has been very good. I no longer feel uncomfortable in environments that usually made me extremely self conscious. Itīs kind of funny, but I can literally feel like the dark part of my brain has been put to sleep. Itīs almost impossible to think negatively. Canīt say Iīm all fun and games either. I like this drug a lot. Much less talkative and less interested in sex. Probably because I no longer have so much anxiety (which made me talk a lot nonsense). Yay! Thumbs up lexapro. By the way... zoloft made me psychotic. Lexapro has kept me really stable and cool most of the times :) | M | 32 | 120 days 10 1X day | 5/30/2012 | 4 | depression and anxiety | Occasional night sweats. | Took years ago but while it helped with depression, not so much for anxiety. Now taking with lithium and anxiety is less than the first time around. Overall happy with this drug. | F | 38 | 6 months 20 1X day | 5/25/2012 | 4 | Anxiety and depression | The first couple of weeks were weird, but no weirder than Zoloft. | I remember that I felt like someone had wrapped my nerve endings with soft blankets. Before Lexapro I felt that my nerves were just raw. I felt everything so deeply. I was told as a child that I was "over sensitive." I think I'm an empath so that doesn't help matters. I started out on 10 mgs and after 10 years thought that maybe I could taper down to 5 mgs. I didn't think it was that hard, but my daughters said I was acting a "little strangely." Never good to hear. After a year or so on 5 mgs. I realized that I was unstable. For example, I went to my new doctor for my first appointment and totally fell apart. I was crying so hard that I couldn't talk! She gently recommended upping the dosage back to 10 mgs which I did. I guess the bottom line is this. If you have GED and depression and are not able to function, are sad everyday, sometimes think about suicide then it would be a good idea to try and find something to make you feel better. BTW, I did go down the herbal path and nothing really helped. | F | 12 years 10 1X day | 5/17/2012 | 3 | Depression, agoraphobia | Anorgasmia, sexual anhedonia, laziness/lack of energy | The side effects I've had were minimal, to the point I may well not even have noticed them if someone was slipping it into my food. By the same token, the positive effects aren't particularly noticeable, if they're there at all. I have felt a bit less crazy recently, but it may be for reason unrelated to the medication. Thus I'm really not sure what to make of escitalopram. | M | 32 | 2 months 10mg 1X day | 5/13/2012 | 5 | Anxiety | Have had mild anxiety issues since early 20s, but never anything that interferred with life in any significant way. Spiralled downwards with increasing anxiety after an injury that made me temporarily unable to work. Tried mirtazapine with temporary relief, but got worse again after a few weeks and before starting Lexapro anxiety was so bad that I was unable to work and that leaving the house resulted in panic attacks. Started Lexapro on a Friday. Felt absolutely terrible until Tuesday, worse than I had believed possible. Nauseous (relief from Reglan though), heavy anxiety, buzzing feeling in body. Then improvement came very gradually and very slowly for the next weeks. On week 8 now and honestly feel great. The cripling anxiety that was present 24/7 is gone and only on occasions do I feel it, only much milder and never in the form of panic attacks. | F | 37 | 8 weeks 15mg | 5/4/2012 | 1 | anxiety | insomnia, sexual problems | This destroyed my sex life, even if only for five days. Talk about making me more anxiuos and depressed. | M | 40 | 5 days 10 MG 1X day | 5/4/2012 | 1 | Dep/ Anx. | Severe serotonin reaction. Vomitting, diarrhoea, jittery, insomnia, muscle twitching, feeling terrible. It took a few days for this to leave my system. I can't tolerate even the lowest minimum dose of this drug. | It's terrible. | F | 37 | 2 weeks 1/2MinDose 1X day | 5/2/2012 | 4 | Anxiety, Depression, BDD | Dizziness, nausea, headache, foggy, loss of appetite, weight loss, increased irritability and anger | F | 30 | 2 weeks 20 | 4/30/2012 | 5 | anxitey | The first day on the med i was a little nauseated. It passed by day three. Well worth sticking to the medication . | I was on Welbrutin XL for four years. Started out on 150 and about 4 months ago I was increased to 300 MG. It helped some but I was still anxious and it wasn't solving my problem. I was suggested to try Lexapro and saw a Dr. She put me on the Lexapro and in a week I noticed I felt better even if they claimed it would take up to five or six weeks to really kick in an make a difference.. It was a life saver.. I can't tell you how different I feel. Im at ease and HAPPY and can concentrate now. I can read a book and enjoy it finally after Years of not being able to focus and enjoy life. Always sitting on the edge of my seat .. Never able to totally Relax and smell the roses.. I Highly encourage anyone to try LEXAPRO if it's suggested by your doctor. Work though any initial side effects it will be well worth a few days of grief until your body adjusts. | F | 65 | 60 days 10 mg 1X day | 4/29/2012 | 1 | depression | did nothing | F | 55 | 2 months 1X day | 4/28/2012 | 2 | Bipolar Depression | LOST MY MIND COMPLETELY, FUNCTIONING AT 28% CONSCIOUSNESS, I ALMOST JUMPED OUT OF A WINDOW, BUT I TOLD MYSELF: "THIS IS NOT ME... THIS IS THE MEDICINE".. AND CALLED 911 | I started on 10 and I felt very depressed still, actually worse, panicky and extremely anxious, then the pdoc doubled my dose to 20!!!! then I lost it, The hospital told my husband I was functioning at 28% consciousness, I wrote all over my body, talked to the walls, cried HARD, and screamed "dont touch me!!" I was TERRIFIED, felt like I was intoxicated by some horrible drug, they admited me for 5 days, then I quit this drug and started on LAMICTAL which saved my life I now feel content and complete. :-) | F | 28 | 6 months 20 1X day | 4/25/2012 | 2 | depression | Severe leg cramps, jaw clenching at night, terrible vivid dreams. | I just made the mistake of going back on Lexapro for several weeks after quitting the drug last Oct. 2011. Business has not been very good and my mood was sinking. Well.. big mistake. Although mood improved somewhat, all the side effects came back noticeably quicker and with a renewed vengeance. Stupid me. I had been totally free of the jaw clenching and the return was a real bummer. Severe leg aches also returned and would wake me up in the middle of the night. Well this time the bottle went into the basket. No repeat of this mistake again. | M | 59 | 2 years 10 1X day | 4/24/2012 |