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 |
| 5 | Depression | Absolutely no side effects! Felt very energetic for a couple of days. I have taken many other meds, and Lexapro is the best for me! | I have suffered from clinical depression for as long as I can remember. Started out taking Prozac in the 80's; and I liked that one too... Due to pregnancies, no insurance, etc, I wasn't always able to afford anti-depressants over the years. I can go for about 2 years with no meds before I am so despondant and life is meaningless. This is my second time using Lexapro and it just keeps me "stable"... No unnatural highs or lows; no weight loss or gain, no lack of sleep or increase in sleepiness, etc. Depression is still a factor in my life, but I can ride the storms as long as I am taking the Lexapro! I have taken it off and on for over 5 years. | F | 50 | | 12/9/2009 | 5 | Anxiety Attacks | No side effects at all. | It saved my life...literally. Without this drug I would have killed myself. I spent weeks in bed, unable to care for my children, and now I am living a normal, happy life. I had sever, awful anxiety attacks, and could not controll my body. Thank God for Lexapro because I am alive | F | 23 | 3 years | 11/22/2009 | 5 | anxiety panic | I HAD NO SIDE EFFECTS AND NOTICED A DIFFERENCE WITHIN A FEW DAYS (WHICH REALLY SURPRISED ME). I TOOK 5 MGS. I STAYED ON IT FOR A YEAR AND FELT GREAT. THE ONLY THING WAS THAT I GAINED 10-15 POUNDS DURING THAT YEAR. I ALSO TAE CRAPPY THOUGH BECAUSE I CRAVED SUGAR....SO IT WASNT THAT I WAS EATING HEALTHY. | I WOULD RECOMMEMEND FOR ANYBODY WITH PANI, ANXIETY, OR GAD....IT SAVED MY IFE | F | 28 | 365 days | 11/21/2009 | 5 | depressed and anxious about life | No side effects. I tolerate this drug very well. It works for me within 12 hours. I take it at night before I go to bed and I have no trouble sleeping. | I took this drug a few years ago after my mother died and I was feeling very depressed about life. It worked nicely for me, so I recently decided to try it again because I was starting to sink into depression. Lexapro helps me feel better about life in general -- not so dark, anxious and paranoid. It has changed my whole outlook and I'm doing much better at work where I was really floundering for awhile because of my depression. I don't feel "high" or unnaturally happy; I just feel normal, which is something I don't usually experience. | F | 59 | 10 days | 11/13/2009 | 5 | brain tumor / aneurysm survivor | Slight drowsiness, cured by coffee ingestion. Zero problem with libido, but there is an inability to ejaculate despite raging erections. Just stay hard for hours upon hours, but as I've always been that way, there's basically no change... I just rarely ejaculate. very rarely, but when I finally do, it's copious, 'Sexapro'... indeed. | I Thank God for this drug. I'm hypopituitary and secondary parahypothyroid, due to an aneurysm. Needless to say, without a pituitary and thyroid, and after 2 neurosurgeries, depression was something to combat. Lexapro did it excellently for me and brought me 100% back to normal. SSRI's are the best, IMHO. feel free to e-mail for further info. This is a med I heartily recommend Lex to anyone who is either hypopituitary or hypothyroid and / or on cortef (hydrocortisone) which is essentially a depressent. Hope this helps someone in the same way I was helped. | M | 57 | 4 years | 11/8/2009 | 5 | Depression | 15 pound weight gain over 1 year...jaw clenching at night...yawning during day...deeper and easier sleep with vivid and pleasant dreams | Lexapro is all about regaining comfort and satisfaction with your life. I come from a long line of cigarette-smoking alcoholics (I rarely drink...but did smoke). I think the alcohol and cigs were my relatives way of dealing with the depression "gene" we all inherited. I have been on several antidepressants, but Lexapro is the only one that has given me back a feeling of calm satisfaction instead of the anxious dread I used to feel. I am really still ME...just a happier, more relaxed, if somewhat plumper me. Maybe there are many different brain-chemistry reasons for depression, and if so, I KNOW Lexapro works for the one that causes people to become alcoholics and die-hard cigarette smokers. Lexapro maybe be a lifetime fix for my genetic "gift" of depression. | F | 43 | 2 years | 11/8/2009 | 5 | GAD | The first 3-4 weeks are difficult, with hot flashes, dizziness and worse anxiety, but now after 2 months on Lexapro, I feel like my normal self again most of the time and am SO happy about that! I was on this for two years and gained some weight in my gut, so I weaned myself off (which despite what you read, if you do it very slowly, is not that bad and totally do-able), but after two months was a mess again so went back on. | F | 38 | 2.5 months | 11/3/2009 | 5 | Bipolar depression | I had minimal side effects starting it, and none to speak of now. It seems to be a very easy drug side effect wise. | Out of the antidepressants I've tried, the lexapro was the best at stopping the depression, while still leaving my personality mostly untouched. I can't take more than 7.5mg without getting very manic....but the lexapro combined with 10mg zyprexa makes a VERY nice 1 2 punch ;) Overall its worked very well for me :) | M | 46 | 3 years | 10/21/2009 | 5 | Depression and Anxiety | increased anxiety, sleeplessness, increased appetite, increased sensitivity, BUT only for first few weeks of upping dosage | I have been on all kinds of medications for 10+ years. I am also VERY sensitive to drugs and any side effects, I always have to start off on very low dosages. I had a very bad experience with Celexa so my Dr suggested Lexapro as it's better tolerated. I started off with 10mg which was ok but now that I'm on 20 I feel SO much BETTER. Yes, the first few weeks weren't easy. Honestly, reading any negative reviews on a medication won't help you either...been there, done that and it only makes you more aware of any bad reactions. I have to say so far, so good, well GREAT. It's 3 weeks going on 4 of the 20mg dosage and I actually feel "semi-normal" if that makes any sense. I feel hopeful and positive on a more daily basis. My depression is at an all-time low and my anxiety getting better...I have relied on Xanax to calm my panic attacks and now slowly weaning off of it due to the Lexapro! I sure hope this lasts...it's feels so good to finally feel like life is worth living!!!!!!! | F | 35 | 2 years | 10/10/2009 | 5 | Severe pani/ Anxiety | NONE whatsoever, expect for gaining 15 pounds over the course of a year | MY ANXIETY WAS G-O-N-E-...GONE! IT WAS WORTH THE 15 POUNDS BECAUSE I GOT MY LIFE BACK. WORKED FAST AND HAD NO SEXUAL SIDE EFFECTS OR ANYTHING ELSE! | F | 32 | 365 days | 10/6/2009 | 5 | Anxiety and aggravations | None | M | 59 | 2 years | 9/26/2009 | 5 | Anxiety | When I first started taking it I had some side effects -- mild headache, getting drunk off one beer. The side effects went away after a while. I recommend starting SLOWLY. I took a 2.5mg a day at first, then gradually worked up to 10mg. ... Also, a couple times I accidentally took TWO pills because I didn't remember if I took the first one or not. When this happens I get a raging headache, like a migraine. Now, if I'm not sure if I took it, I let it go. Better to take none than two, for sure. | I read conflicting information about SSRIs and headaches. Some say Lexapro is given to migraine patients, but the package insert says headaches are a known side effect. Weird. Also, when you have a migraine, seratonin levels drop, so does it make sense to have a seratonin reuptake inhibitor to prevent further absorption of seratonin? It seems counter-intuitive. Not sure if I should skip Lexapro when I have a migraine or to keep taking it. Generally, Lexapro has been a life-saver. I started out taking Celexa and gained 20 pounds on it. I switched to Lexapro and didn't gain any more, but neither have I lost what I gained on Celexa. :( Lexapro helps keep my ruminating thoughts under control. I don't obsess about things as much any more, but I still feel like myself. My thoughts have not changed, but I don't dwell on them as much any more. I can live a normal life now without staying up all night stuck on the same thought pattern. (Ie. imagining I made a huge mistake at work and dwelling on it all night.) | F | 38 | 6 years | 9/22/2009 | 5 | depression, anxiety | some insomnia at first | Works great for me. I've taken several antidepressants, including Zoloft, Remeron, and Pristiq. Lexapro works the best for me. | M | 30 | 2 months | 9/9/2009 | 5 | anxiety | Lots of yawning and feeling tired in the first week, but it seems to be getting better. | I am feeling so much better and my anxiety has totally disappeared. I am very happy with Lexapro. | F | 25 | 2 weeks | 9/7/2009 | 5 | Bi-Polar | Muscle aches | Was on prozac that stopped working. Switched to Lexapro. No more depression. Works great. | F | 46 | 2 years | 8/28/2009 | 5 | anxiety | At first I was jittery right after taking and experienced a extreme hunger. Those side effects are now gone. | This drug gave me my life back! I started out at 5mg then 10 and finally at 20mg/day. Started slow so that my body could get used to it with as little side effects as possible. I have gone 2 weeks without taking a Lorazepam and I am finally out doing things in the world! Things I couldn't do before especially without taking a Lorazepam. I have not gained weight either. Thank God for Lexapro! | F | 8 weeks | 8/17/2009 | 5 | depression | The first few days, nausea and tiredness. But both went away. | After reading the posts, I want to tell people, "to stick it out" on the nausea, etc. It does go away. Lexapro helped me sooooo much! My doctor added it to my Wellbrutrin 300XL, as it wasn't pulling me out of the pit of depression. Adding lexapro did....Please give it at least 10 days. I so feel for anyone suffering from depression, it is difficult and sad, especially when you are around people that don't suffer. They can't seem to help saying, "You're life is great, just be happy"....Drove me nuts! Hang in there!!! | F | 46 | 8 months | 8/16/2009 | 5 | GAD | weight gain, loss of libido | My doctor prescribed Lexpro at a time in my life when I was working in a terrible hostile work environment. The stress was literally killing me and I was angry and crying all the time. She started me on 5mg, increased to 10 mg. At my 9 month check up, my life situations had changed drastically and I no longer needed the hlep from the drug. I didn't mind being on Lexapro. I was happier, able to better cope with emotional disasters and more patient and caring with my children. The weaning off part was TERRIBLE. For 2-3 weeks I was dizzy all the time. I had these crazy, vivid funhouse dreams and woke up feeling terrible. Once I was over the withdrawl I felt better and have moved on without and drugs at all. Six months after being completly off Lexapro I'm happy and productive. | F | 33 | 9 months | 7/22/2009 | 5 | generalized anxiety and bipolar | sexual side effects... nothing else | amazing drug. could not live without it. taken it for 10 years. gives me my life back. | F | 29 | 10 years | 7/20/2009 | 5 | depression | Sweating and dizziness were a little problematic for the first week I used Lexapro and again for the first week when I increased my doseage from 10 mg to 20 mg. The only continuing side effect I've noticed is some fatigue. | For me, this medication has been very helpful. I sleep better with fewer bad dreams. My upsetting emotions have been easier to control, and between the medication and some talk therapy, I'm feeling good-natured, hopeful about the future, and busy with ideas and plans for my life. The "bad" things are still going on as far as distressing situations over which I have little or no control, but they are not overwhelming me. I have been successful at losing a pound a week for the past 48 weeks with walking and a moderate diet. | F | 55 | 11 months | 7/13/2009 |