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 |
| 4 | Major Depression, General Anxiety | Overall, Lexapro is an extremely effective drug for eliminating deep depression and I recommend it wholeheartedly, regardless of the side effects. Lexapro has kept me in remission for almost 5 years now, which has allowed me to make important behavioral and life changes so that hopefully someday I won't need it anymore. I will say this, however - if you are serious about curing your depression, do not rely on the meds to do all the work for you. Meds get the depression in remission so that you are capable of making whatever changes necessary to sustain remission upon cessation of treatment. Harsh sacrifices have to be made if you want to get through this. The side effects of this drug can take a serious existential toll in your life. For me, my lack of libido and emotional sensitivity has made it very difficult to develop romantic relationships. I also lost my creativity, which had defined me as a person for most of my life. At first glance, this may seem too steep a price, but I am at the point now where I realize that giving up those things actually helped me to focus on recovering from past abuse that I had ignored, as well as learn healthier coping mechanisms for dealing with stress and how to avoid negative thought patterns. I have also been able to learn about love and healthy relationships from an objective viewpoint before jumping in naive and unprepared. Ultimately, I now have a more positive outlook on life. | M | 26 | 5 years 20mg 1X day | 8/3/2015 | 4 | anxiety, panic disoreder ocd | I really had no side effects until the doc uped my dose to 30mg. its been a month and im still having some | Lexapro I belived saved my life my marriage my sanity | 3o 1X day | 6/24/2015 | 4 | For anxiety | Yawn a lot and gain weight | F | 36 | 4 months 5mg | 6/3/2015 | 4 | Depression | The side effects I mention here are INITIAL side effects. There is a major difference between initial side effects and regular ones. I have two major initial side effects: 1 the depression gets deeper, 2 I get very afraid and anxious. These both effects almost incapacate me completely. My doctor says I have to ride it out until it works. But I don't know if I can bear it any longer. For the fear I take Oxaxepam. I know this is a dangerous drug in the long run. Two years ago I was addicted to it, als because of initial side effects. (of Prozac) Now, I was using Lexapro for two years and it was working very good, so I thought it was time to stop it. This was a BIG MISTAKE. Because of that I am now in a hell-situation where I don't know what to do anymore. Every evening I say to myself, tomorrow I will go to work for half a day. And everytime I do not manage because of the fear and the drowsiness of the Oxaxepam. I do not have enough help. Is there anybody out there who has any good advi | So Lexapro helped me very good foor two years. Only I almost can not stand the initial side effects. Also, quitting with Lexapro is in my case basically not an option. When it works, it works very good for me. Also, I have read a professional paper about Lexapro and it is one of the best and prove antidepressants | M | 53 | 10 days 10 1X day | 4/15/2015 | 4 | depression/anxiety | F | 51 | 10 1X day | 3/16/2015 Patient History | 4 | anxiety | slight fatigue | I tried Lexapro at the 10mg dose and it made me tired and I slept all of the time. Dialed it down to 5mg and it was better but still a lack of energy. Guess what? I take half of the smallest pill and it works great!! For all of you people who are miserable on 10mg or more.. why do you take so much? I am 6'5" and 220lbs and only need 2.5 mg, I can't imagine what a larger dose does to a smaller person. I think doctors over prescribe these meds and they lead to more side effects. If I wean off or start taking again I take a quarter of a pill for a week or two and it's no problem. Maybe a couple days with a little moodiness or increased anxiety. This is coming from someone who was having severe panic attacks and anxiety for years and tried about 6 or more types of meds.. start with the lowest does of any NEW drug and slowly work up from there. | M | 43 | 3 years 2.5 mg 1X day | 3/3/2015 | 4 | Anxiety | I was on Lexapro for over 2 years, and never had major attacks of anxiety like I used to have. I decided to wean myself off, since I didn't want to be on the medication forever. I followed instruction on how to wean myself off. Now, 3 months later, I am having major anxiety again. I usually have day-to-day anxiety or stress, but a few times a year(when not on meds) I will have a big panic attack and then days or weeks of high anxiety following. I am now back on Lexapro, and am waiting for it to take effect. Now, I never want to be without it! | F | 27 | 2 years 10 MG 1X day | 1/14/2015 | 4 | Multiple psych issues | Nothing of note | Works better than most I've tried. | F | 60 | 10 years 50mg 2X day | 1/3/2015 | 4 | Depression/Anxiety | Take at night. Notice Im kinda tired next day in afternoon. So trying in a.m. Slight very slight loose bowels. | People need to understand about SSRI's that just taking for under 2-3 wks doesn't give the drug time to work. Yes, you will have some sideeffects an everyone is diff on that. Your body is adjusting to the new drug. Your brain chemicals control everything in your body so yes you will have adjusting sideeffects. I know this. I'm on 5mg @ night now for 10days. Haven't noticed a "light bulb is on now" effect yet but its only been 10 days! Some of these take 3-4 wks or up to 8 wks to be effective. Im switching to a.m. an make sure I eat food first in case of nausea. Hopefully not sleepy in afternoon. Not planning on going up in dosage until 3-4 wks. Do have rapid heart beat but I think thats fr adjusting to it. Give these meds a chance. It rarely starts helping in 5 days!! An you might feel worse before you feel better thats just the way it is. After 2-3 mnths an still having sideeffects that are effecting your quality of life, go to Dr! | F | 46 | 10 days 5mg generi | 12/10/2014 | 4 | Anxiety | Insomnia at first. Exhaustion | saved my life | F | 29 | 5 years 20 mg | 12/9/2014 | 4 | depression and anxiety | Yawning, dry mouth, restless legs at night, waking up in the middle of the night, decreased sex drive | I wake up almost every night between the hours of 1 and 4 no matter what time I take the medication or go to bed. I usually have a hot feeling in my legs. It takes between 10 minutes to 1 hour to fall back asleep even though I feel tired. The medication, despite my poor sleep, is extremely effective in treating my depression and anxiety. | F | 20 | 3 years 40 mg | 12/6/2014 | 4 | Anxiety/Depression/Panic Attacks | Jaw Clenching, Dizziness, Headache, Nausea, Brain Fog, Sleep Disturbances, Insomnia, Extreme Fatigue | I feel as though this medication, while it has had a lot of side effects, they're mild, and manageable. Whereas, my panic, depression and anxiety was not manageable whatsoever. I feel about 75% better so far but I'm only on Week 2 of 20 mg... so I'm hoping in the next couple of weeks it gets much better. So long as this extreme fatigue goes away, I'll feel much better. The side effects I've experienced have not all been at once, just random dizziness, random headaches, random nausea, etc.. but the jaw clenching is nonstop. Sometimes I find myself curling my tongue up into a tight ball as well... which I've never done before. | F | 22 | 2 months 20 mg | 11/24/2014 | 4 | Depression | Weight gain, memory loss | I have gained about 15 pounds, but I was under weight to begin with. I have had some memory loss. Short term and long term. Other than that, this medication is amazing. I no longer want to harm myself or other people. And best of all, I rarely get depressed. And when I do, the docs told me to up my dose, which helps very well. | F | 22 | 6 months 10 Mg 1X day | 10/28/2014 | 4 | gad and heart palpation | Mild anxiety and jaw clenching and nausea. The anxiety and jaw clenching is getting better. I'm not dwelling on things as much and somewhat happier | F | 51 | 6 days 10 | 10/12/2014 | 4 | anxiety , depression | lexapro worked well... felt more motivated Daily... had Insomnia so i took benadryl.. loss of appetite.. | F | 25 | 3 weeks 10mg | 9/28/2014 | 4 | Depression | F | 24 | 2 years 20 mg | 9/21/2014 | 4 | bi-polar II | none except for lack of excitement about anything. I get very mean/hateful, imagine things like people talking about me if I don't take them I am totally normal on them and I don't need a high dose. I have suffered the worse then death withdraws. But, I don't really care to do anything, clean the house, travel, have a party while taking them. | Although I don't care to do anything. When I absolutely force myself, I am always pleased I did. I have thought I could come off of them and would taper and suffer the withdrawal process. Only to find out I shouldn't. | F | 65 | 25 years 5 mg 1X day | 7/4/2014 | 4 | depression | Mild itching and headaches | I've refused antidepressants throughout my entire 4yr extremely physically and emotionally abusive marriage, but after also losing a pregnancy a few months ago, I needed help. This medicine has saved my life. I have finally left my marriage, regained my confidence and will to live. I see hope for my future, am more social than ever and feel happy for the first time in years. With a strict exercise regimen, I have also managed to lose weight on my already small frame. I was always anti drugs...but hope people will read this and give this med a shot. It is a godsend for me. | F | 29 | 2 months 10mg 1X day | 2/26/2014 | 4 | Depression | Headaches, flattening of emotions, some memory loss | PLEASE be aware that the generics of Lexapro are NOT the same as the name brand. Be very very careful when having an Rx filled. I had a terrible experience with one generic. The best manufactuer I have found is Lupen and is carried by CVS. | M | 62 | 3 years 10mg 1X day | 12/16/2013 | 4 | Anxiety Disorders, Depression | None | Lexapro has not helped me with my medication resistant severe depression or any of my severe anxiety problems. THE ONE VERY IMPORTANT AREA THAT THE LEXAPRO HAS HELPED IS IT HAS ELIMINATED THE EXCESSIVE IRRATIBILITY THAT I EXPERIENCE IF NOT TAKING IT. This has made things much better for myself and my family. | M | 49 | 3 years 20 mg 1X day | 11/22/2013 |