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 | GAD | At first I had trouble sleeping but this past after couple of weeks. Still have proble with sexual side effect (cumming)even after prolonged sex. But I'm not complaining about this, I can always manage to shoot a load if I resort to hand work. | This has to be the best drug i have found in the lst 15 years and I have tried many of them. Finally able to feel myself and not drive my family to the edge. Took about three weeks for full effect to kick in, but began to feel better after first few days. Problem with shooting seems to be getting better, but I'm not so worried about that, since I now feel up to having sex 3-4 time per week rather than 3 -4 times per month. Getting hard on is no problem since depression is better, have quit using viagra. | M | 52 | 6 months 20 mg 1X day | 5/7/2010 | 4 | Depression | My main complaint is weight gain. 1kg each month I've been taking it. I had to go on a diet and crazy exercise just to slow the weight gain and haven't been able to get any weight off. I had occasional head spins when I started initially. These went within a week and don't come back if I miss a dose. | I feel like a new person - I can relate to people without it feeling like a huge effort now. My sex drive is down but not gone and I can still orgasm with effort and it seems to be as good if not slightly better than before. It's resolved some social phobia that I wasn't even aware of until I started taking Lexapro and it went away - I've "come out of my shell" and am having much more fun. However after 10 mths I'm now getting sick of exercising 6 days a week and dieting, just to keep on top of the weight gain and barely managing to do so. I'm regretfully going to my GP next week to discuss other alternatives. | F | 34 | 10 months 10mg 1X day | 5/6/2010 | 5 | ANXIETY | M | 31 | 2 years 10MG 1X day | 5/5/2010 | 3 | Anxiety | Neausea, reflux, headache, jittery, twitching body, sore neck | Was on 10mg for 4 yrs then decided to come off was off 4 mths then had to go back on for extreme anxiety started on 10mg for a month no major side effects now on 20mg for last week noticing extremely sore neck and headache that wont go away, extremely jittery might go back to 10mg. Side effects when weaning off was brain zaps that lastes for a few weeks. | F | 32 | 5 weeks 20mg 1X day | 5/4/2010 | 5 | Anxiety/Panic Disorder | Started slowly on 5mg for 2 days and then 7.5 for 2 days then went to 10mg. First few days very spacey after a few hours of taking it. Some mild headaches which seem to be getting better. Lack of sexual desire and it is hard to reach orgasum but not impossible. | I wasnt able to leave my house without having dizziness and disorentation. After about a week I felt myself just going out without having these symptoms. Little things seem not to bother me and my mood has increased. My obessive thoughs of my Heart Disease are becoming less and less. With Zoloft it took about 4 weeks to kick in and I had much worse side effects. So far I am happy with Lexapro. Just keep in mind, just because one SSRI dosent 100% agree with you, another can work much better. Also dont let the first few days scare you. | M | 39 | 3 weeks 10 MG 1X day | 5/1/2010 | 1 | Major Depression | This is the last SSRI I will try. I cannot tolerate them. Lexapro gave me quivers in my hands and also twitching. It put a wall in my mind that I couldn't think through. I felt controlled and blunted. Now I am trying to wean myself off of it, very slowly, and still I have awful, terrible, withdrawal side effects. I believe although, my case is an exception. No SSRIs help me. | I don't know if this is relevant but when I had to wean off Lexapro and also with Zoloft, I acquired very bad urinary tract infection symptoms. I mean horrible. Weaning Lexapro out of my system has made me dizzy, nauseated, weak, chills, night sweats. Being hot and cold at the same time. muscle fatigue, sleeping constantly, and also a very elusive feeling that I am sick and something is wrong but I cannot put my finger on it. | F | 47 | 4 months 10 1X day | 5/1/2010 | 5 | relieve chest pain due to anxiety | wasn't sure if weight gain was lexapro or menopause (I've always been skinny/petite, now i'm just average) | Used to take Zoloft for same chest tightness. Got better, stopped. Recurrance-Zoloft would not solve. Prescribed Lexapro and haven't looked back--sexual desire diminished but I can overcome that. Otherwise it is PERFECT. | F | 54 | 7 years 15 mg 1X day | 4/28/2010 | 5 | GAD | The first week I took Lexapro I experienced headaches which is rare for me. But after one week the disappeared with no other side effects. A little spaciness for the first 2 months but nothing to bad. | I am not a drug person and have been trying to cope and try to defeat GAD on my own. However all my efforts failed and I finally gave in to what my doctor had suggested for over two years. I'm finally myself again!! Daring, fun, and love life. I was really scared at first taking anything but I'm so glad I did, it has changed my life and everyone around me is glad that I'm back. | F | 40 | 4 months 10 1X day | 4/25/2010 | 4 | Anxiety | Very dazed for 3 days, and excessive yawning. Some insomnia off and on. Nausea first day, made better by taking pill with food one hour before bed. | This absolutely helped reduce the amount of anxiety/worry. I only had one panic attack while taking this. Have changed to Celexa due to insurance not covering Lexapro. | M | 32 | 3 weeks 10mg 1X day | 4/24/2010 | 3 | Anxiety | EXTREME Weight Gain, Fatigue, General Loss of Emotion, Disconnected | Lexapro works great for relieving my anxiety symptoms, but I am slowly working my way off of it due to the drastic weight gain. I have tried to diet and increase my exercise, but with no results. I have 2 close friends who are also on this drug and they have had the same drastic weight gain. | F | 28 | 6 months 10 1X day | 4/21/2010 | 2 | GAD | I have been taking Lexapro for a full year now, and abruptly stopped taking it 10 days ago. I couldn't continue with the drug. It helped me with the general level of anxiety that I fear. I avoid conflicts because they stress me out, and with Lexapro, I would never feel stressed and stopped over thinking things and processing them in my head. This initially seemed like a good effect, as I feel completely "sheltered" from the world behind s Lexapro. However, I couldn't feel anything. I stopped caring about just about everything, felt bored and uninterested most of the time and didn't have any interest in my life of myseld. I also felt so scatter brained that I couldn't get anything done. I finally decided that enough was enough. | F | 40 | 1 years 10mg 1X day | 4/21/2010 | 2 | Adjustment disorder | Twitching, rashes, breathlessness, waking up at night, heart pains, headaches, giddiness, weakening of body, urine retention | Uncontrollable twitching was terrible. Lasted for 3 days when I took the 10mg everyday.. hoping it would go away by itself but it didn't. Luckily my doctor stopped my medication. Now I am taking Hydroxyzine, which at least only causes me headache so far. | F | 24 | 3 weeks 10mg 1X day | 4/21/2010 | 5 | Anxiety and depression | fatigue, loss of weight, apathy== first apx. 2 months I have some hair loss but do not know if it is related to the drug. | No longer have anxiety or panic attacks or even irrational fears. | F | 72 | 4 years 5mg 1X day | 4/19/2010 | 5 | depression | Initially, loss of appetite, fatigue. All went away in first month of therapy. | Didn't get full results until going to 20mg from 10mg, after 6 weeks of treatment. Love it, cahnged my life! | F | 40 | 6 months 20 mg 1X day | 4/18/2010 | 3 | mild anxiety | no desire desire for sex, extreme weight gain, constant yawning and lethargic, not much feeling of any type of emotion, seemed to be gradually getting worse the longer I stayed on it | I was suffering a few bouts of anxiety with some family probs and not sleeping too well when i was prescribed Lexapro, and initially I thought it was a miracle cure BUT after taking it over 12 months, my personality had changed from bubbly and fun loving on the whole to dull and disinterested, gradually losing all desire for going out or socialising, I gained 40 pounds and had little emotional range or any sexual desire. I couldnt concentrate on any task around the home or work long enough to get any one thing done and always felt scattered. I spoke to my doctor and reduced my dosage to 5mg daily then 5mg second daily over a month. I have not taken lexapro for 4 days now... but i now have horrid flu like symptoms inside my body. my head feels heavy, i feel vague, cant sleep at night, lethargic and very weepy and tired during the day. I so look forward to being finally rid of all these symptoms especially the flu feeling- its horrid. I'm sure its fantastic for some but in hindsight I probably should have been given a sleeping pill 12 months ago instead. It seems to be a nasty drug to muck around with. | F | 44 | 12 months 10mg 1X day | 4/18/2010 | 4 | Anxiety | The first day I took Lexapro, I experienced a day long headache and spaciness. Now that I've been on the medicine for a few months, the side effects are more minor: fatigue throughout the day, slightly more hair loss than normal, and a lower sex drive. | Throughout my life, I've been a perfectionist with a severe fear of failure. I constantly believed ppl were judging me and would over-analyze most situations. This anxiety started hindering my daily life, so I mustered up the courage to speak to a doctor. After being on Lexapro, I'm back to confident, social self. I still experience anxiety in certain social situations, but I'm now more self conscious about a red, blotchy rash I get on my neck and chest than how people are judging me. Lexapro has given my the courage to 'make fun' of this weird rash I get and charge through these situations that make me anxious and want to hide from the situation. I feel more at ease and comfortable with myself. However, I wish I could figure something to combat this rash! Medicine works differently for everyone, so I hope your doctor can find something that works for you. | F | 27 | 3 months 10 mg 1X day | 4/16/2010 | 1 | Depression and anxiety | Everyone describes it perfectly. It helped me in the beginning and I didn't feel bad anymore. However I also didn't feel any other emotions either. It killed my personality, made me dizzy, killed my sex drive, and put weight on me. I used to be an artist and I haven't done anything in 4 years. I don't find joy in anything. It's like I'm sitting back and watching everyone else have fun, but I can't seem to comprehend it or find joy in anything. For patients with Dystonia beware because it changes your brain functions and it made my symptoms worse to the effect of more muscle spasms and muscle knots that never go away. Once the condition worsens, it almost never gets better. BEWARE these pharmaceutical companies and the FDA which allowed this life altering drug on the market. Do your research and be aware of your body before you put anything in it. | M | 27 | 5 years 20 1X day | 4/16/2010 | 5 | Depression | Vivid dreams, yawning | I've been taking it for a year and a half, and it really works for me! It's lifted my depression and makes me feel normal. When you first start taking Lexapro, it can have more side effects, but just continue to take it, and they will all get better. Lexapro is a "long-term" drug and it's effects are best seen after taking it for some time. | F | 28 | 1.5 years 20mg 1X day | 4/15/2010 | 5 | Anxiety | No major side effects. I have not gained weight but having more trouble, it seems, being able to lose weight. | This drug pulled me out of my post-partem anxiety problems and made a huge difference in my life. My anxiety persists but is controlled by Lexapro. I think this is a wonder drug. | F | 40 | 2 years 5 1X day | 4/14/2010 | 3 | Primary: Anxiety/Panic Attacks | 10 mg for 8 - 9 months: Initial agitation, increased anxiety, nausea, etc. Went away with time. My 2nd day on 12.5 mg (increasing dose due to grey feelings and anxiety increasing from not enough medication). Feeling headaches, nausea, foggy, weird feelings, etc. Hopefully will go away. | I was diagnosed with anxiety/panic disorder at a young age from a difficult childhood (physical and mental abuse from alcoholic father). Started taking Zoloft in high school which helped tremendously. I was teetering between 50 mg - 100 mg in high school and initially went up to 200 mg because the anxiety was worse. Basically I was suppressing my emotions and past to get through high school and college which I excelled at. I graduated from college in 2005 and about a year later (150 mg Zoloft) I started to get my anxiety and restlessness back. Akathisia kicked in about two years ago and I finally decided after 8 - 9 years on Zoloft that it was time to give something else a try. I still had panic attacks on Zoloft and the inner restlessness was getting terrible. I did the whole weaning off process which was terrible. Took me about 2 months to wean off and start up Lexapro. Most of my anxiety is health anxiety so taking any kind of medication sends me into a fit. So I started Lexapro at 5 mg and moved to 10 mg once the side effects started to give. Here I am about 8 months on 10 mg of Lexapro and about a week ago I started to feel 'grey' again. So I decided to up my dosage. I'm moving slowly to 12.5 mg and hopefully to 15 mg and to 20 mg if needed. I am very sensitive to antidepressant meds so I have to go really slow in order to get past the side effects. Right now I am on my 2nd day of 12.5 mg and I have headaches, a little nausea, a little worry (due to heal | M | 28 | 9 months 12.5 mg 1X day | 4/14/2010 |