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 | MILD DEPRESSION | FATIQUE SLEEPING ALL THE TIME. NO INTEREST IN SEX EVEN JESSICA SIMPSON DIDN'T INTEREST ME. | M | 57 | 1 years | 12/27/2005 | 1 | Anxiety, depression | GAINED ONE POUND A WEEK for six months. Yep, 30 POUNDS. Been off of it for eight months, now bigger, have high BP and pre-diabetes because of the weight gain. I want to sue. | Before I got any fatter, I stopped taking it and my metabolism is MESSED UP. I eat so much less than I used to, and still can't seem to lose the weight I gained while on Lexapro. I'd rather be normal sized and anxious than overweight, taking BP meds and insulin medication!!!!! | F | 34 | 6 months | 12/27/2005 | 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 | 3 | Anxiety | Basically, the main side effect for me is constant, and I mean CONSTANT teeth clenching. So much so, that my jaws ache. | I do feel less worry and anxiety. I do feel more care free, but this worries me a little bit due to the fact that I am not so compulsively concerned with things. Its weird..I'm worried that I dont worry about things anymore..(does that make sense?) | M | 45 | 6 months | 12/24/2005 | 3 | Depression/Cyclothimia | NO SEX DRIVE, Weight Gain (20+ lbs), increased appetite, excessive sleepiness, lack of energy | I started this drug in May 2005 taking 10mg and was increased to 20mg in Aug 2005. (I stopped briefly in Feb-April 2005.... cold turkey withdrawal was horrible. I was hallucinating. I then started to take reduced doses to ween off and it wasnt too bad) I gained about 10 lbs the first 6 months on the drug and since the doubling of the dosage I have gained a hefty 10 more (NOT COOL! I am only 5'2 and I am weighing 145 lbs!) After being a very sexual person, I became dry as the sahara. I can fall asleep @ any time, anywhere! I have no energy to go to the gym or work out or do anything. I do like the fact that I am no longer depressed, I am nicer to people and I feel better. However, this medication has not helped much with my mood swings. I am still edgy as ever. I keep on packing the pounds and have no desire to exercise or have sex. I am starting Wellbutrin today and I hope that goes well. I need to lose weight, need the energy to go to the gym and I NEED to get my libido back b/c my re | F | 23 | 20 months | 12/22/2005 | 2 | depression after having an abotrion | suicidal thoughts, mood swings, dry mouth, sometimes having a feeling like a smoked some weed | after being on different psychological derugs for 2 years, being in the mental hospital with suicidal thoughts and anxiety, I found the solution for myself on line: Natural estrogen. The others just tried to make money on me. | F | 30 | 3 weeks | 12/21/2005 | 1 | depression and anxiety | I was just depressed. When I started taking lexapro, I had the symptoms of bipolar. Half of the day feeling so good like I took cocaine, having inability to concentrate and study; the rest of the day feeling suicidal. | The only thing which was not so terrible for me about this drug as I wouldn't say about the other pshychotic drugs is that I didn't have any withdrawals after stopping taking it. The only thing everyone suffering from depression should know befor taking any antidepressant is that if you start taking this drug it doesn't completely mean that your depression, suicidal thoughts and anxiety will go away, in many cases it comes back or even worsens while taking a drug. | F | 20 | 7 days | 12/21/2005 | 5 | depression | weight gain...but so worth it | I have been on Lexapro for a while and my doctor took me off and switched me to Wellbutrin because I had gained 18 pounds in 2 months. BIG MISTAKE. I felt alive and clearheaded with Lexapro. I felt like a normal person. I even kept a clean house. With my depression everything stays jumbled up in my head and Lexapro helps me sort it all out. I LOVE LEXAPRO. Wellbutrin is making me mean, angry, nervous, anxious, suicidal, homisidal. I HATE WELLBUTRIN | F | 30 | 2 months | 12/19/2005 | 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 | 3 | anxiety, panic, depression | I got nasal congestion so bad I had to stop using it. | Didn't really get a chance to see how it worked, stopped after three days and the nasal congestion went away. Dr. says it was allergic reaction to the drug, just wanted to let everyone know that's a possibility. | M | 39 | 4 days | 12/11/2005 | 3 | Depression & Anxiety | Constant fatigue, zero libido, dull headaches, facial sweating, mild nausea, diarrhea, insomnia. | I tried Lexapro for 2 months before switching to Wellbutrin XL. Lexapro eased my anxiety, but made me feel emotionally detached. It has a sedating, “dampening” effect, whereas Wellbutrin has more of an energizing, “enhancing” effect for me. Everyone reacts differently to antidepressants, and you’ll never know which one is right for you until you try. If your core issue is anxiety (which causes your depression), then you’ll probably do well with an SSRI like Lexapro. But if you’re like me and your core issue is depression (which makes you anxious), you might prefer a more stimulating medication like Wellbutrin. And many people have success with a combination of the two. | M | 34 | 2 months | 12/10/2005 | 3 | Depression | Vivid, disturbing dreams/nightmares (every night) jaw clenching, sweating when doing even mild work, sonamulance (I could fall sleep anytime) joint pain, complete loss of sex drive, cognitive problems (use of the wrong word or similar issues) substantial weight gain...and more that I'm forgetting, 'cause my short term memory is hazy! | After trying Effexor and Wellbutrin, I was switched to Lexapro. It does the job in terms of my depression and anxiety, but it has a load of side effects. While I think some may go away, I also think we just get used to them over time. The weight gain is real, no matter what the "official clinical trials" report. Nearly everyone complains about it. I've been thin all my life and it's very hard to deal with, because I don't think that increasing my activity level is going to counteract it. The dreams are very disturbing. I often get confused about whether I dreamt something...or whether I'm remembering a real event. Scary. I'm worried about long-term problems I may not be able to deal with in a year or so. What happens is the cognitive impairment is permanent??? What is the weight gain is? After a time, you start to wonder whether any of the SSRIs is all that they're cracked up to be. And this note to Docs; level with your patients about the numerous side- | M | 51 | 2 years | 12/9/2005 | 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 | 2 | Anxiety and panic attacks | 60lb weight gain. Ravenous appetite. Complete loss of energy. | I was on a low dose, exercising regularly and eating well. Weight just kept piling on and I had no energy or motivation. Good thing was I didn't have any anxiety. After a year, I gained about 60lb and tapered myself off. Withdrawl of this drug (even at a low dose) is not fun! | F | 30 | 15 months | 12/7/2005 | 5 | anxiety and severe headaches | This drug made me tired at first but it has been a lifesaver for me. Once you get over the first week you will be ok. I am a much calmer person. I at first was not interested in sex at all and now I am much more interested in it. My headaches have stopped and I am so happy ! | F | 39 | 3 months | 12/6/2005 | 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 | 3 | Panic disorder | Insomnia; headaches; sexual side effects (minor) | Best side effect profile of any SSRI. Insomnia is easily treated. Headaches go away soon. 10 mg is optimal dosage; 20 mg has no real therapeutic benefit, but increases risk of side effects. Weight gain is not supposed to be a side effect, but let me tell you, it happens! | M | 31 | 3 years | 12/5/2005 | 3 | PMDD/general anxiety disorder | Unbelievable sleepiness!!! When it is appropriate for sleep (at night), I sleep sooo deeply that I don't hear my alarm clock. Normally, I am an insomniac and when I do sleep am a very, very light sleeper. Also, I have never been so hungry!!! I fear the weight gain everyone is talking about because I recently lost 20 lbs... | This drug has worked wonders in just five days! I finally feel normal! No more anxiety, worry, panic, insomnia! If this sleepiness goes away soon, I think I've found my answer (unless I start gaining weight!!!)... | F | 35 | 5 days | 12/5/2005 | 2 | Generalized Anxiety Disorder | Craving being alone, excessive urination, not wanting to be touched, feelings of laziness, NO sex drive whatsoever | It helped with my anxiety, but made me want to be alone all the time. This was okay for me, since that was the way I felt, but my friends and significant other were not impressed. Also, I had absolutely no sex drive, and that was not good. | F | 20 | 5 weeks | 12/5/2005 | 2 | depression | weight gain, inability to achieve orgasm | didn't do much for me. i didn't really notice much of a difference, so i tried to get off of it and i had extreme withdrawl symptoms. not taking it gave me huge mood swings and irrational thoughts. these symptoms went away immediately after going back on it again. i finally just got off it completely because it wasn't it didn't relieve my depression. | F | 18 | 1 years | 12/5/2005 |