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 |
| 1 | Excessive Worry | This drug has ruined my life. Was prescribed it to worry less and help with sleeping. Took 20mg and had instant adverse reaction. It actually gave me insomnia where I couldn't get a seconds sleep. Also gave me tremors, twitches, high BP, racing pulse, anxiety, extreme irritability, fatigue, dry mouth, nausea, either hot or freezing and weight loss. And this was one pill. Impossible, right? Well it happened and the worst part is this was months ago and the symptoms are still here and getting worse as time goes on. Hate this drug, imo it should never have made it to market. | M | 45 | 1 days 20mg 1X day | 2/5/2024 | 1 | Hot flashes and night sweats | Extreme fatigue, RLS causing me from being able to sleep, weak arms and legs unable to get up from chair!! I should have just suffered with the hot flashes and night sweats now I have a whole lot of new issues to deal with!!! | F | 64 | 8 weeks 10 1X day | 9/21/2023 | 1 | Anxiety | Sexual disfunction, weight gain, tiredness | F | 42 | 2 months 10 1X day | 6/13/2023 | 1 | Depression | RLS, rapid headbeat, dizziness, balance control. | My RLS is off the charts. Would rather be depressed. | F | 61 | 1 years 1X day | 4/18/2023 | 1 | Burnout/chronic stress panic attack | Where should I start? When not taking OR reducing dosage I got the following: - burnin/stinging all over my upper body and hands -tight chest, nausea, diarrhoe, weird body aches, sadness -Anxiety out of nowhere, fatigue no matter how much sleep, warm/hot flash from the core of my body spreading out. Balance issues, just feeling weird overall, as if im not me | I started to have panic attacks because i had a very stressful job. Didn't sleep more than 4-5 hrs over the course of a year, unhappy at my job, always stressed and angry. Suddenly panic attacks happend. First started with sertraline, got nervous anxious out of nowhere just by waking up, same stuff with lexapro. I don't know but these ssri's are not good if your body isnt adjusted. Stay at your dose, as soon as you change you start to get all these side effects. I hope one day I'm off of these and and can feel like myself again. | M | 26 | 14 months 20/15 1X day | 11/8/2022 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | Anxiety | Horrible!!!! | F | 62 | 6 months 20mg 1X day | 12/11/2021 | 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 | 1 | PMD | Hallucinations, perspective kept flipping around, heard noises which I don't think we there. Confusion, kept forgetting where I was and what I was doing. Felt like I was going to die, panic attacks? Heart racing Dry mouth, nausea Woke in middle of night after last dose with vomit in my mouth, full on panic attack, heart racing, fever like symptoms, tingling in limbs, was able to pace it out and use meditation to calm but close to calling ambulance. | I had previously taken Lexapro for post natal anxiety with excellent results. When my GP suggested Lexapro to treat PMD I didn't hesitate. It did stop my spiraling thoughts but the side effects were unbearable this time, I couldn't function. | F | 44 | 3 days 10mg 1X day | 5/22/2021 | 1 | Anxiety | Racing thoughts, anxiety, sweating, dilated pupils, severe headache, nausea, dissociation, intrusive thoughts | I woke up in the middle of the night to my thoughts racing out of control, I was sweating, I had a horrible headache, and I was having violent intrusive thoughts. It took an hour and a half to calm down but I was never able to go back to sleep- I felt wide awake. The headache stayed and I felt extremely nauseous, I couldn't be on my feet for more than a minute or two. My pupils were dilated different sizes and I had a lot of trouble focusing. I only took it the once and I don't think this is something I could suffer through for a week or two to try and help my anxiety, it was awful. I will try something else. | F | 27 | 1 days 5mg 1X day | 5/18/2021 | 1 | Anxiety | Major TMJ, blunt emotions, fast heart rate, anxiety, out of breathe easily, ocd, swollen tongue and tonsils. | Does more harm then good. I developed such terrible TMJ that I couldn't make it through a meal because of my jaw getting so tired. I've never had any issues like this before. I developed ocd, once again never had this either. antidepressants cause more harm then good. It's like pick your poison either live with anxiety or live with anxiety plus ten other terrible side effects. I stopped taking it about a week ago and now have to go through withdrawals as my body tries to find balance. Never putting another chemical in my body again. | F | 2 months 10mg 1X day | 5/9/2021 | 1 | Major depression, anxiety, BPD | It made my body feel extremely off. Like I had no control over it. I felt numb. Too numb. I have twitches. I feel uncomfortable. My body will have slight tightness almost. I'm exhausted but can't fall asleep. I can't stop yawing. I can't stop moving. I hate this. I hate this experience. I rather have manic episodes than this feeling ever again. | F | 19 | 1 days 10mg 1X day | 5/5/2021 | 1 | Had a breakdown | Dizziness space out crying sweating no energy | F | 49 | 5 weeks 5mg 1X day | 4/17/2021 | 1 | Anxiety | Maybe this will help someone feel less alone. I started Lexapro on December 31st, 2020 at 10mg. Moved to 20 about 10 days later. I weighed 135 when I started (34 yo female- active and 5’5) and now weigh 145 or more depending on the day. It’s only been 3 months! My bras don’t fit, my shirts are tight, none of my pants fit. even my underwear are tight! I don’t think I’ve ever been this heavy. Nothing else in my life has changed but the addition of this medicine. I haven’t felt a huge benefit either. To me, it’s not worth it. I’ve always been lean and had a flat stomach. Now I feel embarrassed and flabby. My stomach always feel bloated and sticks out. Even my booty and upper thighs literally have fat that I’ve never had before. I don’t recognize myself. I’m weaning off. | F | 34 | 3 days 20 | 4/7/2021 | 1 | Anxiety and depression | Stomach upset tingling everywhere. Numb face. Can't sleep. Panic | Don't take it! | F | 61 | 2 days 5 1X day | 3/7/2021 | 1 | Anxiety | Face felt like stinging ear felt like on fire nauseatedd diareaa blood pressure was high went off them i think it was terrible will not go on this again | F | 69 | 3 days 10mg 1X day | 2/12/2021 | 1 | anxiety, or otherwise known as GAD | I wouldn't dare drive on it, I was that out of it. No desire to do a darn thing and I could not think straight. Severe heart palpitations (scary since I had open heart surgery already), my bladder hurt due to little urination. I felt aweful. | It scares me to think people actually take this drug! (but, reviews claim it helps some.) Do NOT consider if you have interstitial cystitis or bladder problems already! | F | 56 | 10 days 10 mg 1X day | 2/2/2021 | 1 | anxiety, or otherwise known as GAD | I wouldn't dare drive on it, I was that out of it. No desire to do a darn thing and I could not think straight. Severe heart palpitations (scary since I had open heart surgery already), my bladder hurt due to little urination. I felt aweful. | It scares me to think people actually take this drug! (but, reviews claim it helps some.) Do NOT consider if you have interstitial cystitis or bladder problems already! | F | 56 | 10 days 10 mg 1X day | 2/2/2021 |
LEXAPRO (ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE): Escitalopram is used to treat depression and anxiety. It works by helping to restore the balance of a certain natural substance (serotonin) in the brain. Escitalopram belongs to a class of drugs known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI). It may improve your energy level and feelings of well-being and decrease nervousness. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)