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 |
| 2 | Anxiety | Insomnia. Zombie like state. Lower sex drive. | I've had to stop taking lexapro as I'm suffering with gun problems. My lower teeth are very painful and gums very swollen and red. Excellent oral hygiene and have never suffered from gum problems!! Noticed changes in my teeth and gums within weeks of taking it. | F | 39 | 2 months 5mg | 6/13/2015 | 2 | Depression | It causes complete anorgasmia. I've been through all SSRI's in past years and I cannot abide by this side effect. I'm going to try the tricyclic antidepressants. I've read about them, and they do not universally cause sexual side effects. | M | 52 | 2 years 10 MG 1X day | 6/6/2015 | 2 | Depression | I was loosing weight before taking lexapro, after I started taking it I stoped loosing weight. I then started gaining weight. In a years time I have gained over 30 pounds, even though I continue to exercise and eat healthy. | F | 14 | 1 years 20 MG | 5/10/2015 | 2 | GAD,Depression, Bulimia | No real side effects, it felt as if I wasn't taking any kind of medication at all. It did however increase the paranoia of "feeling fat" associated with my bulimia so my doc prescribed me zoloft last week at 50 mg daily paired with an increased dose of Buspar 10 mg twice daily. When I took lexapro it was paired with 7.5 mg of Buspar twice daily. | Maybe it would've worked at an increased dose. It was good for my depression, just not my bulimia. Fingers crossed that Zoloft and BuSpar help now. | F | 16 | 30 days 10 1X day | 4/8/2015 | 2 | Anxiety | feeling icy hot n cold feet | F | 58 | 10 days 10mg | 3/25/2015 | 2 | anxiety | I was taking Lexapro 10 mgs for 1.5 years and felt great. Now I have my anxiety back. My dr. upped to 20 mgs. Now after 10 days I still feel horrible. When will it kick in and will it? | I hear so many times with the newer SSRI that some people have to take an add on drug. Maybe I am reading into this, but do you think that don't act the way the older SSRI do like paxil, Zoloft where people did not take an add-on | F | 58 | 1 months 10 1X day | 8/15/2014 | 2 | Depression (bipolar 2) | Constipation - painful, extreme, and constant Weight gain - 20 pounds total in 6 months Appetite increase - hard to resist eating even while getting fatter | I don't know if Lexapro helps with depression. I couldn't tell. I tried it because my bipolar manifests as depression for the winter months. All that changed was that I got fat and unable to poop, neither a known depression cure. It left me just as sad, only bigger and full of poop. | F | 37 | 6 months 5, 2.5 1X day | 7/18/2014 | 2 | Panic agoraphobia | I was originally on 30mg of paxil worked great for a few years until I started getting severe panic attacks went to the doc and he prescribed me 10mg of lexapro for 3 days and 20mg from then on after a week and a half still felt sick flu like symptoms major anxiety zombie like feeling so I called the doc he put Me on 40mg I been on 40mg for 3 days now and still have major anxiety feel dizzy and severe headaches I also take 1mg of clonazepam a day for the agoraphobia does anybody feel or felt like I do and feel better now | F | 31 | 2 weeks 40mg | 1/31/2014 | 2 | Depression | Had to discontinue as I could not cope with the severity of the headaches. Also experienced nausea, insomnia and the desire to sleep all day (in part at least because of the insomnia, I guess.) I could have put up with these, just not the headaches. | I was really hoping that this was my miracle after celexa stopped working after a while. My doctor told me that this drug had less side effects than celexa. Definitely not the case for me. I hope that others have success. | F | 46 | 6 days 20mg 1X day | 11/16/2013 | 2 | depresion and enxiety | Im not sure lexamil its lexapro.i have frequenly yawning,thinking of scared things,shoulders stroking or twiching after yawning,afraid of going outside,afraid of being sad,restless sleep,tired, lose concetration.can I stop this tablets ,lexamil&alzam.can I stop taking it and use omega 3. | F | 42 | 7 days 10mg | 10/31/2013 | 2 | depression | numb or if I'm emotionional my feelings are exasperated more so than are normal | Be very careful in weaning yourself off , do not stop medicine all at once taper off the medicine slowly . When I tried to stop the medicine cold turkey I had highened roller coaster feeling of depression,suicide,and anxiety to the point that I felt like I thought I was losing my mind --I was unable to control my thoughts or behavior , in my opionion this is a dangerous drug and it is a drug. Try exercising, eating properly,taking vitamins, because the foods now are so depleted of nutrients, and get the right amount of sleep. check out this site for any drug info cchr.org or check out Gwen Olsen ie rx drug pusher, this person is an ex-drug rep. who can tell who the history and the relationsihp between the pharmaceutical companies , doctors, and the FDA and how they only treat the symptoms and side effects of dieases and don't want to find cures , etc ---it is a money making machine they have going. --try to find an intergrative doctor who looks at all resources and not just use drugs to cover up symptoms but treat the whole person | F | 58 | 13 days 10 mg 1X day | 10/19/2013 | 2 | Anxiety disorder mild depression | Great drug at first saved me Then upped to 10 mg lost 81 lbs Upped to 20 gained 30 lbs no libidinal Heightened anxiety | F | 28 | 4 years 20mg | 10/16/2013 | 2 | Mild depression/anxiety | Weight gain, constant leg & hip pain, nausea | PLEASE, review all other options for treatment before taking this medication. Dr's are quick to prescribe this and don't discuss the side effects and withdrawal symptoms. Do your research on this medication before starting this medication. Withdrawal symptoms are horrific...feeling much better OFF this medication finally! | F | 58 | 6 years 20 1X day | 10/6/2013 | 2 | Anxiety | I've been on 10 mg for a month but have been on for 4 months all together starting at 2.5 mg. I'm a complete mess. So much anxiety. Feel so down. My doc is putting me on 15 mg starting tonight and I'm scared it won't work. :( | F | 27 | 1 months 10 mg | 4/16/2013 | 2 | depression/social anxiety | grinding teeth (doing it right now), possible very mild weight gain (not sure I can attribute this to the drug), depression (ha), totally numb, anorgasmia (first few days only), suicidality | I feel like I want to die about half the time. I started off at 10mg and when it stopped working I went up to 20mg and it started working again. Now it's stopped again. I think stress is what causes the problem, but being a college student I don't know how to avoid that. But seriously. I want to die. Between being depressed for years, and then taking this drug, I still have not found much happiness. When I am okay, it is just a numb sort of happiness. I don't socialize with people anymore, really. I am amazed I even have a boyfriend. I'm just numb, barely even there. I feel on the verge of insanity. I keep hoping I'll get hit by a bus or something. I'm honestly not sure whether I was better off or on this drug... the depression was horrible and unbearable. This is more mild, but I'm still SO numb, I've lost most of my sense of self. So really, why not just die already? At least I can smile now, sometimes. | M | 21 | 3 years 20mg 1X day | 3/12/2013 | 2 | Depression/Anxiety | I started at 10mg and moved to 15 mg. It did help with anxiety and depression but my mood was completely flat. Could not hardly feel anything. | I am not taking only 5mg a day and my thinking is MUCH better and my depression has not returned. I have much better memory and my concentration has returned. Coming off of Lexapro is terrible but worth it. | M | 62 | 2 years 5mg 1X day | 2/4/2013 | 2 | Depression/anxiety | None | Well I didn't have any unpleasant side effects but it also didn't do anything for me. I thought I was taking a sugar pill for a year. | M | 27 | 1 years 10 MG 1X day | 9/13/2012 | 2 | Difficulty falling asleep, dizzy, lack of orgasm | Forget THIS!! I know I haven't given it much of a chance (6 days) but I think you'd have to be seriously depressed/suicidal to live with these side effects. My depression wasn't that bad, so I am discontinuing it. I already had insomnia, and taking this drug at night (because it made me groggy) along with my Ambien even made it take @3 hours to fall asleep. I'd be yawning but my mind was just on high alert, wide awake. Absence of orgasm is the final straw. That has NEVER happened to me before. This is completely not worth it. | F | 49 | 6 days 1X day | 7/26/2012 | 2 | Depression | Gained 65lbs while on 20mg, and about 30lbs while on 10mg. Since i've been off it, i've lost 13lbs so far (only been 3 weeks) | F | 32 | 2 years 10 1X day | 7/6/2012 | 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 |