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, Anxity | Been a great help, way better than anything else I tried. | F | 57 | 3 years 10mg 1X day | 4/18/2016 | 4 | Depression | Nausea that got better with time, but still had waves of it every few days. After 22 mo I developed horrible acid reflux and cough. Dry mouth and throat Blood sugar higher with diabetes and slight weight gain (5 lbs) Problem achieving orgasm | Aside from the nausea this was a great drug for the first 20 months. It took a long time to figure out what was causing the horrible acid reflux that come on suddenly and cough, but I'm convinced it's a side effect of the Lexapro. It's a great drug for short term… As in a year, but I would be cognizant of side effects. | F | 56 | 22 months 5 mg 1X day | 4/17/2016 | 5 | anxiety panic attacks | decrease sex drive slightly elevated afp (9) and tsh(6) | M | 43 | 4 years 10 1X day | 4/14/2016 | 2 | To treat depression | I had vivid dreams that I could not distinguish from realitity and memory. I had to use logic to come to understand that these dreams Did not happen. This is a side effect my therapist didn't even know was possible. It meant I wasted a lot of time looking for things that didn't exist. But the worse episode for me was when I had a dream that my younger brother had been dead for a decade. I was alone in my dorm room at the time and so it took me an hour to realize he was still alive. Also, the medication only has an affect on my mood if I am taking caffine as well. This was an accidental discovery for me as I have worried I am caffine sensitive like both my parents are. | 19 | 5 months 5mg - 20mg | 4/6/2016 | 4 | 1 days 10 | 4/4/2016 | 5 | Panic attacks | Initially had insomnia, loss of appetite, increased anxiety. | Having great success with escitalopram for panic and anxiety! My symtoms have improved tremendously in the past few months after panic attacks had started to ruin my life. I sought help quickly because I recognized I needed it. Have never taken meds before and was quite scared...but was more afraid of the anxiety! First 10 days were difficult with increased anxiety, insomnia and loss of appetite. Thereafter, I noticed subtle improvements each day, and now at 3 months I feel normal again....sleeping and eating well with no anxiety! | F | 53 | 3 months 10 mg. | 4/3/2016 | 3 | Anxiety | Foggy head, insomnia, headache, EXTREME JITTERYNESS | I look like I'm going through crack withdrawal! I can't stop shaking my leg and cannot think. I'm only on day three but I'm having second thoughts. Not sure yet about sex drive. Day one I had stomach upset with some diarrhea and then I started to shake my leg pretty bad. Day two still pretty bad leg shaking, foggy-head, and slight headache and bad insomnia. Day three, really foggy-headed, cannot concentrate, still shaking dang leg, poor appetite, and bad insomnia. Going to keep on going for a while and see if it stops. I read the reviews and most people seem to say the same thing - just stick to it. So we'll see. | F | 38 | 3 days 10 1X day | 3/11/2016 | 4 | Depression | My anxiety has increased. a little bit of insomnia, some constipation. | A lot better than Prozac and Zoloft. I'm going to wait another week to see if the side effects go away. | F | 21 | 3 weeks 10 1X day | 3/6/2016 | 4 | Depression | My anxiety has increased. a little bit of insomnia, some constipation. | A lot better than Prozac and Zoloft. I'm going to wait another week to see if the side effects go away. | F | 21 | 3 weeks 10 1X day | 3/6/2016 | 3 | Anxiety, OCD | Really bad nausea for the first two weeks, and full on sleepiness!! This drug made it almost impossible to function as I was napping for 1-2 hours after work and would sleep for 10 hours every night and was still falling asleep at work. | This medicine helped to shut off my racing/obsessive thoughts almost completely. It was so nice to have a clear mind and not be overwhelmed by every day tasks that used to get me panicked. I genuinely never realised just how active my mind was until I started taking this medicine. Unfortunately the drowsiness was unbearable for me and I found it almost impossible to function or move. If it hadn't made me so sleepy I would have stayed on it! | F | 24 | 2 months 10mg 1X day | 2/18/2016 | 1 | Depression and anxiety | This stuff is horrible if you value a sex life. I can get erections but cannot ejaculate. It did nothing for the depression or anxiety. This side effect happened from the first day. | Try something else if you want a sex life. | M | 62 | 14 days 15 1X day | 2/18/2016 | 1 | Depression | Non existent libido, reduced desire, orgasm intensity. These side effects have not gone away after discontinuation - 13 month later I'm still impotent, even though I'm not on any meds. Did not notice mood lifting effects. | Caused apparently permanent loss of libido in my case (Post SSRI Sexual Dysfunction - PSSD). | M | 21 | 45 days 10 1X day | 2/9/2016 Patient History | 2 | PTSD - major depression | Very hard to take a deep breath like someone is squeezing my lungs. | I seem to be very sensitive to the SSRI's . I have to take Xanax 3 times a day and I don't think this drug is worth it. | F | 66 | 30 days 5 mg 1X day | 2/6/2016 | 4 | anxiety | Headaches fatigue | F | 30 | 2 years 20mg | 2/3/2016 | 4 | Depression, anxiety | Really helped my depression but gained weight and am fuzzy minded. Reason I'm finally going off is because I haven't had even one feeling of sexual arousal entire time on it and the inability to experience any sexual satisfaction is depressing me even more than the severe depression I experience when I'm not on it. | F | 49 | 3 years 10 | 12/31/2015 | 3 | Panic Disorder, GAD, Depression | Irritability, extreme hosility if I went up on higher doses | It worked for my anxiety for a year and then it stopped. I have no idea why. It just stopped. It wasn't really helpful for my depression, but then again none of the SSRIs were. It didn't have any effect on my sex drive surprisingly. I stopped taking it several months ago but I thought it would be good to share this experience. | F | 20 | 2 years 10 mg 1X day | 12/27/2015 | 4 | GAD, Panic Disorder, Depression,OCD | dry mouth, fatigue, dry eyes, mild effect on sex drive which wore off over time (much better then Paxil!) | Was on Paxil before, in comparison Lexapro easier to tolerate. | F | 27 | 2 years 30mg 1X day | 12/25/2015 | 4 | Anxiety, Depression | Sexual dysfunction, 20 lb weight gain, fatigue, horrible PMS, acid reflux, carbohydrate cravings | Out of all the SSRIs I've tried this one worked the best for me and I had the happiest year of my life on this drug. Initially l lost about 5 lbs but then after about 6 months the weight started creeping on despite dieting and vigorous exercise. Had to go on thyroid medicine for hypothyroidism caused by the medication. | F | 20 | 2 years 10 MG 1X day | 12/22/2015 | 5 | Panic disorder, depression | Exhaustion was bad enough that I switched to taking it before bed. Would fall asleep for a couple hours in the middle of the day without warning, like I was in a coma. | Worked like a miracle then stopped. Adding Buspar seems to have helped. | F | 40 | 5 years 20 1X day | 12/21/2015 | 5 | Anxiety depression from bully at wo | Sweats at first but not anything compared to bully at work. RELIEF, saved me COST - HAD TO LIVE ON RAMEN SOUP 230.00 a month | Went on genetic and HOLY GOD VERY VERY PAINFUL!!!! Generic sucks and I'm 62 and do not usually talk like this HURTS SO BAD -had to go back to brand and give up eating SO SAD--- GO USA HOME OF The FREE HA!!!! | F | 60 | 1 years 20 | 12/16/2015 |