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/Panic Attacks/Depression | Sexual dysfunction-big time! Like a switched turned off the minute I took the first pill, I was unable to climax no matter what (have never had problems in that department). Also decreased libido. Very severe burning & bloody diarrhea right away(I suffer from IBS-D) and insomnia after a few days. I was only on 5 mg, never able to increase to 10 mg. | Sexual side effects were unbearable. This did not work for me-I've had no luck with any SSRIs, my body is just too sensitive. There were times where it felt like it might be kicking in, at times I was able to do things without anxiety....but the side effects were intolerable. I tried to stick it out but was becoming even more depressed, as it was not improving my quality of life overall. I was hoping this would work for me, as I have friends who were successful on it. Beware if you have IBS....this makes it WORSE! | F | 46 | 12 days | 6/1/2007 | 2 | Depression from chronic pain | TIGHT neck and shoulder muscles, difficulty sleeping, feeling wired, ultimately less depressed though the neck muscle spasm isn't worth it. | I was given a prescription for 10 mg pills that I was to cut in half, taking only 5 mg a day for two weeks. Even 5 mg was too much for me @ 115 pounds, leaving me feeling as though I was constantly consuming caffeine though I only have 1 cup of green tea in the morning! I didn't like feeling so wired. Though I was a bit more chipper about my thoracic outlet syndrome, my physical therapist noticed that my neck muscles were literally "popping out," and she couldn't do anything manually to release them, something she can usually do with ease. Not linking the tight neck muscles to the Lexapro as of yet, I decided to cut down to a quarter of a pill a day to see what 2.5 mg would do, only to discover that a couple hours after taking just that little bit of pill, my neck tightens up on me when I use my arms! Those with TOS, do a test run before buying this drug...I'm out $90 over something that totally defeats the purpose! | F | 30 | 9 days | 5/27/2007 | 2 | mild depression | Wow this stuff is strong, i took the first 10mg today, and can't focus, i'm totally apathetic. This lexapro works too much like a neuroleptic..i hate feeling out of control, detached... I would rather be depressed than totally anihilated !!! | Never again.. | M | 46 | 1 days | 5/23/2007 | 2 | GAD | Extreme insomnia, slight headaches | Made me feel lazy and didn't care about anything....the insomnia was awful so i stopped cold turkey... wasn't too bad just felt very sick for a few days | M | 23 | 3 weeks | 5/19/2007 | 2 | Anxiety, Depression, | Extreme sexual disfunction, followed by suicidal thoughts. I had diahrea upwards of 30 times a day for the first week. Could not control bowels and frequently soiled myself. Rapid heartbeat occasionaly when stressed. Gained over 100 pounds the first year. My life was one long headache, but i felt buzzed all the time. | My doctor took me off of lexapro because it made me get a DWI... i was drinking and we think the lexapro made me have such a good mood that in the moment i thought it was ok to drink and drive. I do not recommend this drug to anyone. | M | 32 | 1 years | 5/15/2007 | 2 | Binge eating, anxiety, OCD | Never felt like doing anything (went from working out 5x/wk to hardly at all!). It really made me apathetic. Could sleep 15 hours a night. Gained some weight but I think it was the binge eating. Sometimes felt like it could just sit and stare at the TV all day. | I was pretty OCD before Lex but on this med I went from one extreme to the other! Yes, it majorly helped with anxiety but only because I didn't give a hoot about anything! Also, a big reason I went on this med was to help with the urge to binge eat and it did nothing to help this compulsion (maybe it made me me not care as much when I did binge!). Now I'm trying Celexa which is in the same family but my doc said it's less "site specific" (maybe not as potent??) so it shouldn't make me as apathetic/blah. REALLY hope it helps with the binging. | F | 25 | 3 months | 5/12/2007 | 2 | depression | total sexual shutdown, apathy, weight gain | I didn't realize until I switched medications how badly Lexapro was effecting me. It was like living in a glass cage everyday. Nothing bothered me much, but I wasn't feeling much at all. It was not difficult to maintain an erection but there was no emotional desire there to back it up. If it works for you, great. It was just awful for me. | M | 30 | 2 years | 5/10/2007 | 2 | depression | total sexual shutdown, apathy, weight gain | I didn't realize until I switched medications how badly Lexapro was effecting me. It was like living in a glass cage everyday. Nothing bothered me much, but I wasn't feeling much at all. It was not difficult to maintain an erection but there was no emotional desire there to back it up. If it works for you, great. It was just awful for me. | M | 30 | 2 years | 5/10/2007 | 2 | depression | numbness, feeling I was not part of the world, no feelings | Lexapro did not work for me. I felt distant, with no emotions. No, I wasn't depressed anymore but I'm not sure the side effects were worth it! These reviews are hard though because everyone is different and one person may feel great on Lexapro and have very different experiences than I. The only thing I can say is to try it and if it doesn't work, don't give up - try something else! | F | 29 | 3 months | 5/2/2007 | 2 | depression | Lethargic, body aches, migranes | Dr. prescribed 20mg daily. I take it at night. The first 2 days were great. I was feeling like my old self again. Then BOOM!! I could not function. My mind was in a fog. I didn't care about anything. The headaches were unbearable. I have a problem with insomnia anyway so I haven't made a decision to start taking it in the morning yet. After finding this blog, I've been cutting my pills in half for the past 3 nites. I didn't feel as lethargic yesterday but didn't go to sleep until 3 a.m. I'm still unsure about this med. I've taken all the other anti-depressants over many years and couldn't stand the side effects. Email me with your suggestions, Please. | F | 47 | 23 days | 4/23/2007 | 2 | Aniexty /Depression | Extremely hard to climax during sex. Severe Depression. I would just stay around and do nothing all day. However when I did go out I was too numb to the world to have any panic attacks or jitters. At one point I wanted to kill myself. I have switched off to wellbutrin. Now my anxiety is up but my depression is decreasing......Oh sex no problem. I feel like im on a seesaw teetering between anxious and depressed. Alert and Zombie. Anyone please email me ideas. | M | 28 | 2 years | 4/22/2007 | 2 | GAD and Depression | Tense and anxious all day, and mostly confined to bed (no energy or desire to do anything else, and I SO wish I could just fall asleep and escape the feeling of tension). Strangely, my heart rate is normal when I expect it to be sky-high, the way I feel. Strangely also, around early evening I start feeling pretty normal and relaxed. Can't explain it. | I don't know if these are specifically Lexapro side effects, in my case. Tried also Efexor and had similar effects. I gave up on the Efexor in the end, after just a couple of weeks. Felt I was going mad. Feeling the same now, and I am sure rational advice would be to stick with the Lexapro, give it a chance, but it's tough. | M | 46 | 10 days | 4/20/2007 | 2 | Depression | Jaw clenching, palm sweating, weight gain, trouble sleeping, vidid, disturbing dreams, fuzzy, flat feeling | I started taking Lexapro after a series of setbacks which left me severely depressed and anxious. At first it took the edge off the anxiety. But after taking it for several weeks, I began to realize that the drug was causing me more harm than good. The side effects were awful. Although I was not feeling bad, I couldn't feel anything ...I lost my focus in life. I didn't care about anything at all. I gradually "weaned" my self off the drug (with some bad withdrawal effects) and I feel almost like I have my life back again. Basically, it worked short term to get me through a bad time, but the end results were not worth it. I would not recommend this medication. | F | 38 | 2 months | 4/13/2007 | 2 | Depression | 1st month, no problems except headache. 2nd month aha..yawning jaw clenching, stomach ache, sweating, LOTS of brusing, severe muscle cramps, right hand tremor, headaches. zombie waking, palpitations & slow heartbeat, nightmares | am trying to wean off right now. Hopefully no long term problems!! | F | 59 | 2 months | 4/9/2007 | 2 | depressed/ anxiety | itching,and i stay up all night, and sleep all day. cannot sit still. my hair falling out, and stressed. do not have sex drive at all. I feel worse than better. | F | 30 | 4 months | 3/28/2007 | 2 | depression | WEIGHT GAIN, sleepiness | initially, this medication worked very well. i was able to complete a semester in school with a 4.0 and very little stress. anxiety was diminished in social situations. i was taking this while in recovery from anorexia, and it didn't take long to notice the weight gain (about 10-15 pounds in 10 months). i freaked out and quit it cold turkey (DON'T DO THIS!!) and i had horrible withdrawals. i would never take it again, due to the weight gain and lethargy. | F | 19 | 10 months | 3/12/2007 | 2 | depression | feeling of distance / disassociation from myself and others, lack of feeling ('neutral' mood) | on this medicine, y ou could have told me my best friend had died and i wouldn't have emotionally responded. my mind became hyper-logical, and feelings no longer existed. i felt like my body was taken over by an android life form, hehe... so i stopped and am taking herbals now. they don't work as fast at first but in the long run they are great and less personality altering. | F | 28 | 5 days | 2/20/2007 | 2 | Severe anxiety | Racing Heart, Blood pressure increase, night sweats | Took 10mg for almost two weeks, then tries again at 5mg for 4 days, could feel a reduction in anxiety on third night, but the next day racing heart again, couldn't take it!! I am trying Celexa 5 mg, hope to have good experience without the side effects | F | 39 | 14 days | 2/15/2007 | 2 | Anxiety | 5mg for 1 week..First 3 days I had nausea, cold sweats, clammy hands. The rest of the week I couldn't concentrate, had moments of intense energy and anxiety, no appetite, and felt a tingly pressure in the back of my head. I became extremely paranoid, deluded, confused and aggitated. Going off the med after just 1 week with 1/2 a pill made me clammy for a few days.. | I had explained my side effects to my parents and md psychologist who believe I was having a placebo effect. I still believe they were real.. Nobody seems to believe me. I have asperger's so I might have noticed and experienced the side effects more/differently because of sensory issues.. This drug didn't work for me, because I didn't give it a chance.. but I'm glad because no prescribed medication should have withdrawal symptoms.. that's just.. wrong.. | F | 17 | 1 weeks | 2/10/2007 | 2 | increased depression, anxiety | increased appetite, angry and confrontational | I'm dealing with several stressful events, but have for a long time anyway. My dr added this med with Cymbalta. I've not felt any better really, and notice lately I've wanted to eat all the time. I also have started (after a month) become so cynical and confrontational. I'm not like that! I've argued with my caring husband about everything. I'm going to ask the dr to change this med. I usually can't take Welbutrin because I had a siezure, but I'm on medicine for that now. Hopefully I can find something that will help! | F | 52 | 1 months | 1/21/2007 |