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 |
| 3 | anxiety | My doctor prescribed lexapro to me because of my anxiety. At first i didn't see signs of side effects but after awhile i started to wake up sick, my heart beat was racing fast, I felt nauseous and I started hallucinating. It did work during the day. I could actually concentrate and i felt relaxed. | F | 15 | 2 months 10 MG | 11/21/2014 | 3 | Depression and anxiety | Loss of appetite and constipation . Also sleepy. | F | 28 | 3 days 10 | 10/26/2014 | 3 | Anxiety/Depression | Apathy; fatigue; loss of sex drive. | Lexapro works well for anxiety; few physical side effects; some lowered sex drive and fatigue, but has psychological side effects e.g. apathy. Some people call it the "who gives a damn" medication. It's better than being overwhelmed with stress but it'd be nice to care about something! Start at 5mg and take more if needed. I wouldn't recommend starting at 20mg like an MD might recommend. | M | 50 | 4 years 5 1X day | 10/20/2014 | 3 | anxiety | No sex drive!!! Started having acne..probably due to insomnia. Bad heart burn. It helps 100% with my anxiety. But I'm considering stopping the medicine bc of all the side effects! | F | 32 | 3 months 10 | 10/20/2014 | 3 | OCD, depression, anxiety | Horribly excessive sweating, bad body odour, and gained 20 lbs. It helped my anxiety a lot at the beginning, but helped less over time. I get pretty anxious a lot again. And now I feel smelly fat and gross all the time. Yay. | F | 22 | 8 months 10 | 7/27/2014 | 3 | Anxiety | Hi all, well where do I start I was first put on Avanza 15mg cut a 30mg in half for anxiety by a phys this thing nearly killed me I felt so bad I could not wake. I would need tooth picks to open my eyes far out very bad stuff this would have been may 2013. It gave me 2 panic attacks I though I was going to die... June 2013 I start Pristiq the thing gave me heart palpitation I was having no luck my life felt I couldn't handle anything. I then decided to do my own research and come across lexapro I then seen my doctor & asked to be put on this wow i started with 5mg and it made me so tired very groggy feeling in my head. Week 2 bump up to 10mg this thing is evil I could sleep constant I was on am decided to change to pm. I am now coming up to 1 year on lexapro 10mg & I have suck up 1 year of this tiredness feeling, lack of concentration. I have a constant feeling in my head like I have had alcohol and I'm wake up hung over. I now am going look at different options I'm scare to stop I will give lexapro a 8/10 for anxiety. I just can't handle the tired feeling no more. No other side effects just that. Kind Regards, Mell Email: [email protected] | F | 30 | 1 years 10mg | 6/8/2014 | 3 | depression / anxiety | insomnia, weight gain | gp recommended after a few years on Prozac, because it was new. Seemed OK (same) for first year or so, but slowly gained weight then light-sleeping and insomnia, anxiety increased. When Blue Cross dropped it from formulary, my gp prescribed Celexa which was much worse (jittery, very high bp, dizzy, high anxiety, totally sleepless insomnia, passed out and hospitalized within 2 weeks). Returned to Prozac and doing much better. duh. | F | 60 | 10 years 20 1X day | 3/12/2014 | 3 | GAD | Bruxism, weight gain 30lbs, dermatomylositis type skin reactions, I have exzema so it exaggerated my condition. Little empathy and very apathetic , which seems right for treating anxiety. It did work for me mentally but physically my jaw has been clenched and my head has hurt for months. I tapered of and now I am starting to notice relief. | F | 30 | 2 years 5 | 2/5/2014 | 3 | Depression | BEWARE....the generics of Lexapro are NOT all the same. They vary greatly in how effective they are. Most generics are made overseas in India or China. I had to go to three pharmacies before I could find one that did not cause serious side effects. | Again, please be very careful when changing over to the generic of Lexapro. The best manufacturer I have found is Lupen. | M | 62 | 2 years 10Mg 1X day | 8/31/2013 Patient History | 3 | Post partum anxiety | Lexapro helped me after giving birth to both my children. I have extreme baby blues and needed something to help my mind from racing like crazy. Normally in life I am fine and this has been the only times I have needed an antidepressant. The side effects I experienced were feeling a little zombie ish, my memory wasn't as good and I didn't have any emotion. I am someone who cries at the drop of a pin, but couldn't even work up a tear while on lexapro. I went off of it starting at 6 months post partum and was done by 7 months. It was not difficult to go off of it. It was a life saver for what I needed it to be, but I would never stay on it long term. | F | 30 | 7 months 10 mg | 5/1/2013 | 3 | DEPRESSION | Extreme weight gain, loss of libido, no excitement | This drug helped my depression, but I gained 65lbs over the ten year period. Weaned myself off 4 months ago and my weight is down 15lbs. Not feeling depressed. | 57 | 10 years 10-20 MG 1X day | 3/22/2013 | 3 | Anxiety | Dry mouth, subsidized sex drive and issue having orgasm, tiredness, loss of emotions, weight gain | Helped tremendously in the beginning weeks but then the weight gain, sexual side effects and empty feeling inside started to outweigh the benefits. | F | 32 | 3 months 10 MG 1X day | 2/24/2013 | 3 | Depression | I started taking Lexapro a week ago to help me calm down, relax and treat my depression. I'm constable in a daze, feeling sleepy and could even compare to being high... | F | 30 | 7 days 5mg | 2/16/2013 | 3 | anxiety, pain and depression | Started at 10 pmg, Felt better within a week. Stayed on 10 for 9 mos then went up to 20mg....brain fog memory loss...finally attributing to lexapro, atleast at this dosage/ Very apathetic and have gained 20lbs easily. muscle and joint pain....dunno if that is related to lexapro. Helpful with anxiety...I did not experience sex drive problem. but i am going down to 10mg again...then maybe off...Have tried a majority of these HAPPY pills, none work great and def have side effects. What now? Duno but i need my brain back!lol | F | 50 | 1.5 years 20mg 1X day | 11/28/2012 | 3 | panics and anxiety | Gaining wieghts and lack of sex drive | M | 31 | 10mg 1X day | 11/26/2012 | 3 | Depression, anxiety, insomnia | Initially somewhat "high" for about six hours after taking it, long-term effects on sex drive, weight gain, fidgety, SSRI discontinuation symptoms when stopped | I took this as Cipralex, after being on trazodone and Klonopin for sometime to help with anxiety, depression and dysphoria/social anxiety. I took it in the morning, and it was the first SSRI I tried after a few years on trazodone, Remeron and some years ago, Elavil. At first it seemed to make me feel high as a side-effect, tho this disappeared after a week or two. The antidepressant effect kicked in after about two weeks and I was much improved in mood and energy. Sadly, after a while it destroyed my sex drive though, and eventually the antidepressant effect seemed to wear off. It did nothing for my insomnia either, even when my mood was improved. Quit cold turkey and had SSRI discontinuation syndrome. Not pleasant. | M | 42 | 6 months 10 1X day | 10/17/2012 | 3 | Anxiety/Major Depression | None really | Lexapro is a good drug for anxiety. It is way better than Paxil. I didn't really feel many benefits for my depression though. I have recently switched to Cymbalta but I would go back to Lexapro if need be. | F | 25 | 4 months 20 MG 1X day | 10/15/2012 | 3 | Pms symptoms | I was prescribed Lexapro by my gyno for severe PMS symptoms. It took about 7-10 days to get used to it. After that it worked well for a while and then I had to take a higher dosage to alleviate my symptoms. I gained 8 lbs while taking. I can only attribute it to the Lexapro. I have eaten healthier and exercised more frequently and still gained weight. I am now in the process of quitting it cold turkey. Horrible!!! I am on day 9 and am finally about 80% normal. I have spent the last several days in hell. I have been very dizzy and completely exhausted. I would not recommend taking Lexapro unless you need it for depression symptoms. If I knew how awful the withdrawal would be i would never have taken it to begin with. I have learned a valuable lesson. Ask questions! Don't just assume your doctor knows what's best for you. | F | 42 | 9 months 20mg | 7/20/2012 | 3 | Major Depression | WEIGHT GAIN, and Insomnia. This medication caused me to put on 20-lbs in 2-months time. In addition, I take Abilify which also has Weight Gain as a side effect. I find this medication only mildly effective. Total loss of libido. | The Weight Gain is a major side effect, so I have to really reduce my caloric intake as a result, and try and stay as active as possible to counter-act the effects of this medication. | M | 56 | 2 months 10 MG 3X day | 7/16/2012 | 3 | depression and anxiety | sweating, not able to stay asleep through the night, dry skin and hair, constant licking my lips ( pill rolling) as its called, tingling body experience, ring in ears, headaches | started on 20 mg and was lowered to 10 also was on the generic instead of the brand name of this. but now on the brand and hoping it will end some of these affects as my dr. said alot of people cannot take this in other than the brand name so we shall see | F | 50 | 10 mg 1X day | 6/11/2012 |