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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LEXAPRO | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Depression w/Anxiety & Fatigue | 25-30 pound weight gain (but also quit smoking then). Some sleepiness, especially in AM. Terrible SSRI withdrawal syndrome. | Great for depression plus fatigue secondary to an autoimmune disorder. Got sick of extra weight after 2 years and decided to stop taking it. Lexapro worked better for me than Cymbalta and Pristiq. Also tried Wellbutrin and Emsam, which both made me feel chemically wired. Lexapro has been the best SSRI I've used. Probably going to try it again since my autoimmune problems have increased. | M | 34 | 2 years 20 1X day | 4/12/2012 | 1 | depression due to a death | Fatigue,headache,nausea,dizziness. Lexapro worked well for the first 6 months. After that I noticed that I started to experience the side effects more often until they became so bothersome I decided to come off the drug. The symptoms have stayed with me and am very ill now. I have lost my job and am unable to work. I now experience panic attacks so severe I go into rapid A fib, migraines, nausea, drying heaving, muscle aches, joint pain, problems with my liver, and more. Prior to lexapro I was very healthy and had no complaints. I know some people are helped by this medication but I want to warn of the possiblity of this happening. If I had known I never would have taken this drug. | F | 27 | 2 years 10 | 4/12/2012 | 1 | anxiety, depression | severe muscle weakness,damaged back, knees and feet. Cracked 3 teeth. can't orgasm, anger, paranoia,obsessive thoughts. constant hunger and tiredness weight gain. mental fog. 7 weeks of hellish withdrawals to get off it. It hides pain till you get off it. Surprise you're damaged! | This should not be used for more than 1 yr. Doctors and pharmacist have no clue about how much damage this stuff does. Helped with severe anxiety but not much with depression. I've been living in hell for the last 10 yrs. Cymbalta is a much better med for me. | M | 55 | 12 years 10 1X day | 4/4/2012 | 1 | SAD, Depression | Lexapro killed my anxiety although a bit too much then I'd like. It made me totally emotionless, sluggish, dull, and I stopped caring about things which in my opinion is not good. I quit cold turkey and experienced daily headaches, brain zaps, dizziness and overall malaise. It's been two weeks and I still don't feel back to normal. | F | 35 | 20 days 10 mg 1X day | 4/3/2012 | 5 | G.A.D. and Depression | The only side effects I noticed were clenching my jaw at night and ringing in my ears. | I felt great almost immediately after starting Lexapro (Cipralex in Canada). I decided at the end of February 2012, that I was going to go off of lexapro and start taking 5 htp instead and started weening myself off of the lexapro. . As of today, April 2, 2012 I have decided to go back on to this medication as I am starting to feel anxious and feeling like I am going to cry all the time again. | M | 46 | 2 years 5mg 1X day | 4/2/2012 | 3 | Anxiety and depression | A lovely medicine for anxiety and depression. However, I suffered from anorgasmia. Could not orgasm, with a partner or without. So I went off it. Withdrawl is also a bitch on this, I got brain zaps and a host of other unpleasant sensations | Take a chance on it. I had little to no side effects except anorgasmia | F | 20 | 2 years 20 1X day | 3/29/2012 | 5 | Depression/Anxiety & Lupus | In the beginning loss of appetite, weight loss, mild nausea. About 9 months in I notice weight gain and decreased sex drive. I also had the yawning which was more unusual than bothersome. While I eventually went off the drug because I had gained 15 pounds, I loved this drug. It completely calmed me and took away my anxiety. I was in the very beginning of a long diagnosis process for Lupus at the time. Now years later I am considering going back on it. It was the first and only time in my life that I could actually have moments with no thoughts racing. I did feel the emotional numbness some mention but for me it was great. It was like a warm blanket and it made me better, less emotional. | F | 35 | 1 years | 3/28/2012 | 4 | Anxiety, Bi-Polar, Panic Attacks | Loss of libido, hungry all the time yet too nauseous to eat, feeling really really high (like on xtc, I haven't messed with xtc in years but clearly remember the bad things about it) teeth grinding, night sweats. I've taken 5 and 10mg before but I felt like I was fucked emotionally. I take Klonopin as well and with the two my panic attacks are from 3-4 major ones a week to none. I'm really glad I have money, insurance and my life back. | F | 27 | 6 weeks 20mg | 3/26/2012 | 3 | Panic Disorder | Loss of Libido, insomnia | 5000 UI/day of Vitamin D3 cured my panic disorder after trying so many antidepressants and countless therapy sessions....I beg anyone with hardcore panic or anxiety disorder to try it and see for themselves. it costs $10 over the counter.....there is nothing wrong with us emotionally like FREUD who I call "the man who killed psychiatric science" by writing bunch of B.S. Doctors just started to discover that Panic/anxiety disorder turns out to be a hormonal disorder and the lack of Vitamin D3 (which is also a hormone) that we get for free from the Sun is one of the major factors. Please don't waste your time on antidepressants like lexapro, Zoloft,remeron…etc that might take the edge off for a short period and have crazy side effects + the customer for live effect… and don’t try the therapies that are based on "it’s all in your head basis"….I swear to you that there is light at the end of the tunnel…take 5000 ui/day of vitamin d3 until you stabilize your levels >= 50 ng/ml. GOD BLESS | M | 35 | 6 months 10MG 1X day | 3/21/2012 | 4 | Anxiety due to bad drug interaction | Anorgasmia (to begin with) which then subsided to slightly delayed (yet regularly possible) orgasms. Nightmares and lashing out during sleep (the latter of which phased out after 28 days, thankfully!) | Quite like this drug, I have a version of Tourettes which means I get racing thoughts/urges a lot and also developed *terrible* anxiety after 10 days on Cipro (AKA 'Poison Ultra', the reason I went on Lexapro!!!). No real prior depressive issues before taking this, bar dysthymia, healthy, fit adult male in mid-30s. Bar some problems with orgasm (ie. it can be VERY delayed, and penile sensitivity is a tad lessened) I ironically get incredible 'morning woods', bizarrely(!) In terms of generalised anxiety, it has worked wonders for me, I rarely cogitate on the 'minor shit', those little worries that accumulate and make thinking clearly problematic, in fact I rarely get anxious any more, period. I'm also prone to social anxiety, and I definitely feel more vocal than I once did, I express myself more and feel less trouble in talking to others now. Depression/dysthymia is also minimised to the point this stuff is actually on the road to making me feel happy about things, plus my emotions aren't numbed like I was on Prozac (I can still cry/feel grief on these). It's not a MAJOR personality changer like some SSRIs, it's got quite a subtle, cumulative effect that can take months to begin to work. Only real downsides to it are the orgasm thing, and the fact that you might experience weird dreams/nightmares more frequently than normal (and also the occasional super-vivid nice dream.) A good drug for what it does, obviously it augments the natural workings of one's brain and | M | 36 | 120 days 10mg 1X day | 2/26/2012 | 4 | Severe PMS | Escitalopram was great at leveling out the mood-swings associated with pre-menstrual syndrome and made me more tolerant and tolerable and it made my head clearer, my recall was better, I felt better able to express myself and even my ability to spell returned. It caused anorgasmia, though. Three pills in and no orgasms or if I managed to climax after maximum effort, it actually felt painful. I talked to the doctor, we added Wellbutrin xl 150mg to combat the unwanted sexual side effects. There was a very slight improvement. I lowered my Escitalopram to 5mg with barely any improvement. I got fed up and left my pill on the nightstand one evening about 3 weeks ago. It's still there. I stuck with the Wellbutrin, though. I knew I needed something to combat the PMS. About 2 weeks ago, my orgasms refurned. But also brain zaps, dizziness, night sweats, nausea, anxiety, palpitations. I refused to cave and take the pill. The brain zaps are ongoing & the restless legs are not fun, either. Interestingly, after stopping Escitalopram, I have had a huge burst of energy after letting dustbunnies collect here for months and months. Everyday, I tackle another corner, another closet, I've taken three car-loads of stuff to Goodwill. I'm holding my breath on the PMS, still, though. And, I feel very emotionally numb like the strings of my heart have been cauterized. But... orgasms! ;) | F | 42 | 3 months 10mg | 2/20/2012 | 5 | Depression | No bad side effects. Just feeling good. | Greatest stuff ever. I feel like the weight of the World has been lifted off my shoulders. | M | 60 | 2 years 10mg 1X day | 2/14/2012 | 3 | Anxiety, OCD | I have had a headache for two days now and nothing is helping. I've also been eating every thing in sight! | I was on Lexapro for YEARS until I got pregnant in 09. I stopped the Lexapro (and Wellbutrin) until I had a severe postpartum episode. I called my psych for the first time, at home, and she put me right on the Wellbutrin. I stayed away from Lexapro b/c I read too much about how hard it is to get off and b/c of the brain zaps I had while withdrawing the first time while I was pregnant. I tried Zoloft and Cymbalta over the past year, avoiding the Lexapro. After some unreal rage a few weeks ago I asked if Lexapro would be my best bet since I was on it before. My psych thought it would be a good idea. I started on 10 mg right away and up to 20 mg after 5 days. That was about 3 days ago. I cannot find any other reason for the headache I've had that I cannot find relief for. I have also been eating every thing I see for the past week. Since I was on both this and Wellbutrin (the best one for depression and anxiety in my experience, but just not enough by itself to get rid of the severe anxiety I have) for so many years, I can never really pinpoint a 'side effect'. I blame everything on my anxiety. This HAS to be the Lexapro. I'm going back to 10 and then off if I keep eating like this and this headache doesn't go away. I have a 17 year old, an 18 month old and am in nursing school. I cannot afford to be out of commission for even one day right now. I'm so disappointed. | F | 36 | 10 days 20 1X day | 2/5/2012 | 2 | 1 days 10 mg | 2/2/2012 | 5 | depression & anxiety | Initial side effects which lasted about 30 days - extreem tiredness. | Started at 10mg which was very helpful, but went to 20 mg 5 weeks ago. No increase in side effects with increased dosage. Debilitating anxiety gone (still some situation appropriate mild anxiety), no depression. I have an increased enthusiasm for so many things -things I forgot I enjoyed. I should have been on this years ago. | F | 42 | 5 months 20 1X day | 1/30/2012 | 1 | OCD, Body Dysmorphic Disorder | Severe HAIR LOSS, Worsen my condition | this is the the worst drug i've ever encountered. the side effects are far worse than the illness itself. the fact that it just worsen my ocd. i wish i could turn back time that i am so much better prior taking this drug. NOW I AM DEALING WITH MUCH WORSE CONDITION AND HOPEFULLY REVERSIBLE S.E.. this drug would exacerbate your condition and would give you additional distressing side effect. it is always a must to weigh the benefits & side effects before taking any psychotropic medications these kind of drugs should always be a last resort except for those suicidal, schizophrenic & psychotic patients the first line should be on how you can deal with your condition psychologically not chemically. | M | 30 | 3 months 10 1X day | 1/27/2012 | 3 | Major Depressive Disorder | Gained 40 pounds, severe insomnia. | It definitely relieved all my depression, but the insomnia was so terrible that I had to stop taking it. I went 3 days with no sleep at all. I also gained 40 pounds after a few months of taking lexapro. | F | 19 | 6 months 50 mg 1X day | 1/19/2012 | 2 | anxiety and mild depression | eye pain (dry eyes), anxiety attack, sleep became utterly impossible, numbed feelings, contant yawning. | I haven't taken this med long enough to either recommend or not recommend it, but the first month has been so strange, it has played with my mind and infulenced it so severely, I decided to give up ADs. Yes, I'm anxious, and my quality of life isn't great at all, but I couldn't come to terms with the fact something was messing with my emotions like that. | F | 24 | 1 months 5 MG 1X day | 1/18/2012 | 5 | Panic Disorder/Depression | Initially unable to sleep, strange out of body feeling, tingling legs--these all disappeared within first 2 weeks. Some sexual side effects--libido hasn't decreased but sometimes unable to orgasm. Night sweats. | I can't express how much this drug has helped me. I was unable to leave my bed without experiencing severe panic. I call Lexapro my great equalizer. Within a few weeks of taking it, I was myself again,and within a few months, I was a fully functioning human being for the first time in years. The first few weeks are rough adjusting to any antidepressant, but if you can make it past that period of time, you start to feel the benefits. Yes, there are some sexual side effects, but my husband and I have worked together to find ways to make sure I am satisfied. I really cannot say enough positive things about Lexapro. It has truly been my miracle drug. | F | 37 | 4.5 years 10mg 1X day | 1/16/2012 | 4 | depression | hair grayed and skin more sensitive to sun. I went to the beach, and I think I got heat stroke from it, whereas I was used to my skin being fine with lots of sun. I feel it aged me some. | You really have to communicate with your doctor to get the right levels, but I did find this medication helped me get over a bad period in my life. I also had a super doctor, who knew how to listen. I know, so uncommon these days! | F | 42 | 1 years 1X day | 1/15/2012 |