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 | depression | Sleepy!!!!! Moderate weight loss ( leveled out) | Has helped me to not be weepy as much but has not completely knocked out the depression. | F | 22 | 15 months | 1/16/2006 | 4 | Depression & anxiety | No sex drive anymore and teeth clenching nightly & weight gain | Three yrs. ago, our son got full custody of his now 6 yr. old son. We take care of our precious Grandson full time and he has many health issues. 2 1/2 yrs. ago, my sweet Mom moved in with us and she has dimentia. With sleepless nights and much stress, I got on 10 mg. of Lexapro at night and sleep better and don't cry at the drop of a hat anymore. I don't know if it's addictive but I really see no need to get off it. My husband of 32 yrs., has lost his job of 21 yrs. and he's now on meds for anxiety. (Not Lexapro but Zoloft)) He wants to get off them just after 6 weeks as he's feeling even more anxsious than before he got on them. Lexapro seems to help me stay calm enough to help him with positive thoughts, most of the time. I want him to feel better soon and with God's help, he will! | F | 57 | 2 years | 1/1/2006 | 4 | depression and social anxiety | incredible drowsiness - napping many times a day for extended periods, night sweating | Lexapro has been great as far as balancing out my mood, and making me feel much less anxious and happy overall. However, the drowsiness is becoming a pretty big problem, especially when I am sleeping an average of 12 hours a day (mostly in 4-5 hour naps). Night sweating happens about twice a week, and is a pretty small side effect. | F | 20 | 3 months | 12/26/2005 | 4 | PMDD | No sex drive, inability to orgasm, weight gain | My doctor prescribed it for my PMS anger issues. Lexapro really helped me with my anger, made me very calm, and made me alot more laid back and less anxious. The best way I can describe the effect of lexapro is that it makes me feel safe, relaxed and secure whereas without it, I felt anxious and worried. It made me very positive and happy with the ability to look on the bright side. Also, it helped me with my career by giving me alot of confidence and helped me in thinking clearly. I think this is a great medicine if you are trying to control your anger and if you want to feel peaceful/calm. However, the lack of sex drive bothers me as I took it as a newly wed and that kind of deprived us. Now I have gone down to Lexapro 5 mg a day (still works great at that dose) + welbutrin XL 150 mg (only on it for 5 days). Wellbutrin cuts my appetite which is good b/c my doctor said that Lexapro would increase my appetite, which it did. I've lost 2 lbs in 5 days. Hopefully this combination wi | F | 33 | 2 years | 12/13/2005 | 4 | Extreme Depression | Teeth Clenching, Insomnia at night and exhaustion durring the day. Reduced sex drive.. 75% less ability to reach orgasm. | I'm taking 10mg at night before I go to bed. I find that at night I have a harder time falling asleep and then durring the day im exhausted. I have the opposite of the "weight gain" problems as I seem to be losing weight now. I do have lethargy.. where as I don't really want to do anything now durring the day. But overall im more stable. Much better then Zoloft which made me quite suicidal. | M | 28 | 3 months | 12/8/2005 | 4 | Anxiety | Weight gain!!!!! | It has worked wonders for me, but when the doctor increased my dose from 10 mg to 20 mg then to 30 mg, I gained major weight in just a couple of months. Going to talk to her about decreasing the dose to have a healthier weight. | F | 36 | 1 years | 12/6/2005 | 4 | Anger, frustration | Initially: sleepy, passive, teeth clenching, yawning, leg sweats at night. Hard to achieve orgasm. Now: all others subsided, but bad breath -- not sure if Lexapro is the cause. | Sex drive returned immediately upon starting Lexapro, but harder to achieve orgasm. Much better now. Lexapro made life enjoyable again. No side effects after missing dose except I get very impatient again. | F | 42 | 1 years | 12/2/2005 | 4 | Major Recurring Depression | 1. Strong headaches for the first 1-2 months. 2. Interest in sex has decreased significantly (50-75%). | Lexapro keeps me out of deep depression. This medicine is not a magic cure -- I still have down days, and am frequently moody. But, life is better with it than without it. | M | 45 | 10 months | 11/26/2005 | 4 | depression | After about two months, a weight gain of 20 lbs. Sweating. | I was told weight gain is common with other anti-depressants, but not Lexapro. All together, I have gained almost 30 pounds in a year but seems to be leveling off. Deodorant/anti-perspirant does not work on me anymore and I sweat even when I'm not hot. Yuck. But this drug has made me feel normal and able to deal with difficult situations so I am very pleased with the emotional effects. | M | 35 | 14 months | 11/23/2005 | 4 | depression and anxiety | spacey, scatterbrained and clumsy! I keep tripping over things and literally running into things with my body and my car! Feel nauseous and lightheaded within 12 hours of a missed dose. | The first few weeks it was wonderful. I felt so happy. Now I feel calm and relaxed but it has leveled off. I take it at night and have no trouble sleeping, no weird dreams and no sexual side effects. But if I don't stop feeling so scatterbrained, I may have to switch or maybe see about lowering the dose. I take 10 mg per day. | F | 53 | 2 days | 11/22/2005 | 4 | anxiety and post partum depression | At first, nausea, extreme fatigue, headaches, muscles aches, sweating, ringing in the ears, eye irritation-most of which subsided w/in about 4-5 weeks. Short term memory loss at higher dosage. | Started on 5mg, then increased to 10mg. After 12 weeks have just decresed my dosage back to 5mg due to lethargy, fatigue, apathy, muscle aches, spacey feeling and anxiety attacks in the evening. Now feel 100% better, finally like myself except for zero sex drive and orgasm delay. After almost 6 months postpartum trying to find solution for extreme depression - exhausting - feeling better! I believe Lexapro is a good drug in moderation. I am highly sensitive to SSRIs and usually have insomnia while taking them. Xanax as needed, Lexapro 5mg and Sonata as needed have saved my life. This is my 2nd bout with postpartum depression (much worse this time) and I weigh about 115 lbs. I wonder if weight affects the dosage/side effects. For the record, tried Prozac and Zoloft first - both incresed my anxiety and insomnia. | F | 35 | 3 months | 11/9/2005 | 4 | anxiety, social anxiety,mood swings | itching, nausea | I take my 10 mg of lexapro at night time. The itching has subsided...I do feel nausea every now and again. I do think it has helped with my anxiety and mood swings. | F | 19 | 3 weeks | 11/3/2005 | 5 | anxiety | nausea, tingle in lips and hands | F | 21 | 1 years 5 1X day | 11/10/2023 | 5 | Generalized Anxiety Disorder | Decreased libido, insomnia | I have been on Lexapro over a decade this medication saved my life. I was living with anxiety that was debilitating. I had been on Zoloft which made me a zombie. Lexapro was the next line of treatment my anxiety is near non existent | F | 36 | 10 years 30mg 1X day | 3/27/2022 | 5 | depression, anxiety, BPO | Sharp pain inside the head, changes in the FOV, irregular HR. | It's been only a fortnite's time I'm taking escitalopram (combined w/mirtazapine) and it's improved my mood & cognitive functions already. I am flattered by the effects and a lack of serious side effects. Note that this is only the chemical part of the progress I'm making, therapies and the general hospitalisation in the psychiatric hospital are also a key part of the solution. | M | 15 | 14 days 20 1X day | 2/16/2022 | 5 | Anxiety Disorder | Emotions are blunted. Occasional panic attacks. Overall it has been a lifesaver. | Panic attacks have increased the last couple of years. I am wondering if the Lexapro is not working like it should because I have been going through a couple of months of anxiety at levels like before I started Lexapro. Has any one had experience that Lexapro stopped working for them? | F | 60 | 13 years 15 mg 1X day | 12/3/2021 | 5 | Anxiety | Took 10 mg the first 4 years and recently increase to 20 mg and luckily it has worked great for my anxiety disorder. I also started 10 mg amitriptyline when this was increased and together they have worked great and I have never slept better either. No real side effects to speak of thank goodness. | M | 49 | 5 years 20 mg 1X day | 11/5/2021 | 5 | Depression from husband died | The only side effects that I have is that I stay tired all the time and sleep most of the day..But it does seem to help me I don't seem to cry as much as I did before I started taking it | F | 62 | 90 days 20 1X day | 5/18/2021 | 5 | None | Worked just fine for me. | M | 70 | 9 years 20mg 1X day | 4/12/2021 | 5 | Anxiety/GAD | Flu-like symptoms, increase in anxiety, vivid dreams | The first few weeks are such a difficult adjustment, but they are so worth it. Lexapro has been so helpful to me and has helped me to feel like "myself" again. Very very effective in treating anxiety long-term. | M | 26 | 7 months 5mg 1X day | 3/13/2021 |