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 | 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 | To help cope with stress | Had severe allergic reactions:. Breathlessness, swelling of face:. Eyes and mouth, joint pain, severe urticaria. | Disgusting medication | F | 56 | 15 months 10mg 1X day | 1/27/2021 | 1 | Panic attacks | I took one tablet and 1 hour later was extremely drowsy. I had 3 panic attacks and finally went to sleep. All day with shortness of breath. A small panic attack. Mind you I only took one tablet. I refuse to take another | 36 | 1 days 5 1X day | 11/15/2020 | 1 | Anxiety and panic attacks | Was on Cymbalta for a few years for anxiety and panic attacks. Started to get anxiety which lead to a panic attack. Seemed like Cymbalta wasn't doing it's job anymore. So I did some research and asked relatives, and Lexapro seemed to have positive feedback. So I got with my PA-C and told them my problem and the research I did and wanted to switch to Lexapro. They agreed and said we will try this and see how it goes. I stopped Cymbalta & started off on 5mg of Lexapro. The first 2 to 3 days where ok a little bit of dizziness, my doctor said that, that would happen. About the 4th day I had really bad insomnia. Couldn't get to sleep for anything. Then when I tried laying down to go to sleep. I started getting weird heart flutters and I would have to sit up in bed until I got so tired that I would have no choice but to go to sleep. About 5 to 6 day's in on 5mg I started having a weird feeling in my chest & a tickle in my chest/throat that made me cough. Not all the time, it just came and went. Then after a week on 5mg I went up to 10mg for 4 day's. that's when it got alot worse. I had this sick/nauseous feeling in my chest along with a constant heart fluttering feeling. My heart rate was 116 to 128 just standing still. And when I sat down my heart felt like it was pounding out of my chest. My blood pressure was fine, and the bp machine didn't pick up any irregular heartbeat. Had tightness in my chest along with pain. And pain in my shoulders and upper back. Was thinking ab | M | 29 | 11 days 10mg 1X day | 10/30/2020 | 1 | Anxiety | panic attack, tingling fingers, nausea, diarrhea, dissociation | This drug made me have the worst panic attack of my life. I wanted to crawl out of my skin and thought i was going to die. | F | 25 | 3 days 5 mg 1X day | 10/14/2020 | 1 | Anxiety | Day 2, took this medication at 6 pm. Woke up at 3 am with a severe panic attack, sweating , dizzy and extreme stomach issues - nausea and diarrhea. It tools hours to grt better but 19 hours later still having severe stomach problems. And nervousness. I do NOT recommend this med and I elll never try it again | F | 45 | 2 days 5mg 1X day | 10/11/2020 | 1 | Depression | Impotence, lethargy somnolence, lack of motivation, suicidal, rage, apathy, weight gain (20 lbs), increased appetite, insomnia, increase sweating | The psychiatrist said that it would be a better version of Celexa (Citalopram) and that it would be more stimulating and no weight gain and less sexual side effects. Absolutely not true. A little less sedation yes, she add Wellbutrin XL 300 mg and I was already on Concerta 54 mg. With the Wellbutrin, I was doing better but I was still sleeping 12-14 h per day and could not go back to work. My life was hell, I had anhedonia and I had to go see another specialist to get another treatment because she didn't want to give me something else than Celexa, Seroquel or Lexapro and Wellbutrin. The other DR said that there's no point if I cant go back to work, so he gave me Pristiq. After one week I was full of life, energy and out of the depression. | M | 35 | 30 days 10 1X day | 8/28/2020 | 1 | Anxiety | Panic attacks, tingly hot feeling in back of head, night sweats, dizziness, nausea and diarrhea | This is my first time taking this and I took it around 6:30 pm the night before and I just felt really drowsy about 2 hours in. I fell asleep for about 2 hrs and then woke up confused. I then got a weird hot tingly sensation in the back of my head the creeped all the way to behind my eyes and then my arms felt heavier and tingly. My heart was racing and I kept trying to calm myself down but it felt terrible. I had night sweats so bad the blankets were wet. I woke up nauseas and with diarrhea. Not sure it thats normal but Im debating continuing this medication if that is what I experienced the very first day. | F | 19 | 1 days 10 mg 1X day | 8/8/2020 | 1 | Anxiety | Vomiting. Loss of appetite for days | I took one Lexapro. 10 mg. I laid down to take a nap and when I woke up I spent the rest of the night vomiting. Lost my appetite for several days. Took 5 mg several months later. Loss of appetite for days. Extreme tiredness. | F | 32 | 1 days 10 mg 1X day | 7/16/2020 | 1 | Anxity | I took one 10 mg Lexapro at around 230 300 in the evening about 8 at night I felt the worst I have ever before. Completely out of it not feeling right soooo scared. I would truly not recommend and if you take one I would start out at half of a 5mg.. as I will not be taking these meds EVER again... | F | 21 | 1 days 10 | 6/26/2020 | 1 | chronic depression | Within a day, erectile dysfunction. Within 2 days, inability to have an orgasm. Within 3 days, weight noticeably increased yet diet had not changed. | M | 60 | 5 days 10 | 6/7/2020 | 1 | Anxiety | Sore throat, feeling of something is stuck in my throat, extreme tiredness, emotionless, lots of gas in abdomen. | I get sudden anxiety without any reason. I used to take alprazolam for a couple of days and it used to work. Then my doctor told me to swich to escitalopram 10 mg. I tried it twice. First time I got sore throat just after first day. My doctor told me to stop. And then restart in a few days. He told me that this will go away. Second time, it’s worse than the first. I wouldn’t advice anyone to take this anti-anxiety medicine. More over, i came to know that it’ll take a week until it’s out of my system. So I guess I’ll have to suffer for a week even I’m not taking the medicine. | 42 | 3 days 10 mg | 2/29/2020 | 1 | Anxiety and anger | Went off due to not being able to orgasm. I have been off of it for over 2 months now and still cannot orgasm. NEVER had an issue with this | I'm scared Lexapro broke me and I will never have an orgasm again. | F | 43 | 24 days 10mg | 12/1/2019 | 1 | Depression/anxiety | Drugs do not help emotional problems! They only add new ones!! Or make you numb and irritable. Then the doctors do not tell you that you cannot get off antidepressants ever without suffering withdrawals! Psychiatric drugs are harmful. Stay away. | Ruined my life. | F | 53 | 5 years 40 | 3/31/2019 | 1 | Depression and anxiety | none | It ruined my life | F | 23 | 1 years 5 1X M | 6/9/2018 | 1 | Bipolar II Disorder | boredom, lack of emotion, flat affect | While taking lexapro, I started feeling empty and bored after about a week. I was feeling hollow and ultimately emotionless by the time my doctor told me to stop taking it. | F | 20 | 3 weeks 10mg 1X day | 3/7/2018 | 1 | Anxiety/Depression | suicidal thoughts, difficulty orgasming, exhaustion, loss of appetite, rapid weight loss | Meds made me extremely depressed (more than usual) and gave more intense suicidal thoughts than I have ever had before. Doc took me off. | M | 15 | 1 months 10 MG 1X day | 1/17/2018 | 1 | Anxiety OCD depression | Increased anxiety, mania, crying spells, increased fear, jaw pain, suicidal thoughts | I’ve tried 5 antidepressants until I found the right one (Paxil) and lexapro was the worst of all | F | 54 | 3 months | 12/28/2017 | 1 | Low Serotonin- (migraines, not sad) | Upset stomach, numb and a bit depressed, "I don't care" attitude, washed out, sounds altered in pitch, hot and cold, tongue getting caught on words, inattentive, extreme insomnia- chills got much worse at night, nausea, headache. | My doctor guessed my afternoon headaches were a product of a lowered serotonin malfunction, and gad me try Lexapro. I tried 5mg for a day, and the side effects are just too much to even justify continuing the medication. Note: I am very sensitive to medications. This medication has helped friends and family of mine, so I am not saying it is awful, but simply that it did not work for me. | F | 21 | 1 days 5mg 1X day | 8/19/2017 | 1 | Depression and Anxiety (social) | Extreme fatigue. Could sleep 12 hours and wake up groggy. Never experienced one restful night of sleep. Was a college athlete, but the fatigue drove me to quitting the team and eventually leaving college and losing scholarship. Anxiety didn't get any better after taking it. If anything this taught me how to have and deal with a panic attack. Not sure how thats a positive. Did help with depression I will admit. Aside from depression this drug is worthless. And the only reason it works for depression is because it shuts off all of your damn emotions. You don't feel a damn thing. I have had the most difficult time socializing and connecting when on this drug. Coming off of this medication, I discovered my depression was 10x worse than when I started. Insomnia is one of the many side effects of coming off. Lets not forget about the brain zaps. Its like someone takes the electric stem things you get for back pain and slapped them on your temple. But it lasts for days at at time. Appetite is | I want to say don't take this drug because of what it did to me side effect wise. If you are willing to risk more side effects than benefits, then be my guest. Only real benefit is that it made me forget orblock out depressive thoughts. Doctor probably won't warn you about how you may kill yourself or ruin your life while coming off of this drug. If you miss a dosage don't be surprised to have the side effects of withdrawal I was talking about. | M | 19 | 8 months 20 MG 1X day | 5/6/2017 |