LEXAPRO Reviews (ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE)Average Rating: 3.2 (2093 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LEXAPRO with similar:
Type: Rx Drug
|
Results are sorted by Date added. Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.) Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 |
More on LEXAPRO: Reviews Summary | Drug Safety Information
| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LEXAPRO | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | Anxiety and Depression | The only side effect I experienced was delayed ejaculation. Effexor caused impotence too, so Lexapro was not as bad in this regard. | I took 10mg of Lexapro for two weeks and have been on 20mg for the past three weeks. I've noticed no benefit whatsoever. Lexapro is my eighth antidepressant. Effexor has been the only one that has ever worked for me, but it continually loses its effectiveness after months of use. It's hard to believe there's only one out there that works for me. I'm trying Prozac next and I hope to have more luck with it. | M | 33 | 5 weeks 20mg 1X day | 4/13/2010 | 5 | anxiety | None....other than probable increased teeth cleanching at night (which I already wear a night guard for). | Has totally helped the tightness in my chest. Very happy with this dosage. | F | 49 | 11 months 5 mg 1X day | 4/12/2010 | 4 | Depression | headaches, low libido, emotional numbness | I took lexapro for 2 weeks, the first SSRI (or any treatment for depression) i've ever taken, so I went into it not really expecting anything in particular. The first few days I had minor but noticeable headaches that would last for a few minutes each. Within 3 HOURS of taking the drug i lost the ability to have an orgasm, and for the next two weeks found it impossible. My sex drive was completely gone as well and I found this disturbing as I've always been highly sexual. This was ultimately the reason I went off lexapro and switched to Wellbutrin (the generic). The first day off lexapro my sexual functioning was back to normal. Another thing about lexapro is that I never felt depressed like I used to, even if I tested myself by thinking negatively, my mind kind of wouldn't "take the bait" and run with it which was awesome. HOWEVER, some exciting things are going on for me right now (new relationship, new friends) and I didn't feel particularly good about that either. Wellbutrin seems to be working better, though I've only been on it 3 days. | F | 22 | 14 days 10 MG 1X day | 4/11/2010 | 3 | GD | Only been one day, woke up 4 times last night. Woke up today with a headache that has been on and off all day. Diarrhea all day. Small hand tremor. | Its only been one day. Going to give it a week at least, if it keeps up I'll make a sooner appt with my doctor to get me off of it. Take with 100mg of Welbutrin, no noticeable complications psychologically. | M | 21 | 1 days 10mg 1X day | 4/9/2010 | 2 | Depression | jaw clenching at night, teeth grinding, nausea, constipation, food cravings, weight gain, total loss of sex drive, inability to O, insomnia, loss of taste | I will be asking my doctor to try something else on my next appointment. My DH says he can tell my moods are better, but I am making an extreme effort to be more pleasant around my family (I didn't realize how horrible I was before). I do not feel any better, I still have anxiety, severe foul moods, complete negative outlook on life. I can not see that this drug has helped much and I am not willing to continue given the side effects I am experiencing. I've always had somewhat of a sweet tooth, but now I crave peanut butter cups with a vengance- it is the only thing that still tastes good to me. But, I am also eating like crazy. If I let myself get hungry, then I get nauseated. I have gained 10 lbs in 1 month, and am terrified it will continue. | F | 36 | 4 weeks 10 1X day | 4/8/2010 | 5 | GAD | at first I had low libido and lack of big O, that has gone away now, insomnia at first week or so, gone now, hair loss at first but this could have been something else or stress, night sweats occasionally | I would rather suffer a few insignificant side effects from this med than suffer from the anxiety that was crippling my life. I think some of the side effects the first time I took it were part of my GAD, I only took it one day the first time and thought I was going to go crazy. Point is give it a try for a few weeks and see if you start to feel like yourself again. The sexual part took a few months to go away. | F | 39 | 20 months 10mg 1X day | 4/7/2010 | 2 | anxiety | Abnormal alcohol craving and weight gain | Plz be careful with this drug..loved it when I first starting taking it. After 2 years and 50 lbs later i hated it. Made me crave alcohol. Almost costed me a 14 yr marriage. Makes you not care about anything, and made my liver ache!! | F | 34 | 2 years 20 1X day | 4/5/2010 | 3 | depression/OCD | Tummy hurt when I tried to increase to 20 mg, so I'm back down on 10 mgs, now, and taking doxepin to help my GERD, which feels MUCH better after getting back down to 10 mg and also improving my diet (more fruit and veg) | F | 42 | 2.5 years 10 mg 1X day | 4/3/2010 | 1 | Depression | Horrible fatigue. I was too stupid to realize it was the drug, until I went off it. On Lexapro, I was sleeping 12 hours a day and finding it difficult to stay awake all day at work. I'd have to go to the break room to nap almost every day. Once I stopped the drug, my fatigue went away instantly! My doctors thought the fatigue was depression, and they kept upping my dose. They were as stupid as I was. I came close to losing my job because of this drug. I simply could not stay awake to do what I was supposed to do. As it is, I have made a mess of my career and I might never recover completely. | BEWARE the fatigue and apathy. | F | 32 | 3 years 10 mg 1X day | 4/1/2010 | 1 | Depression, Anxiety | Yawning, extreme somnolence, loss of all emotions, depersonalization, derealization, loss of libido, panic attacks, increased suicidality, weight gain, anhedonia, anorgasmia. | Lexapro and other SSRI's have been overprescribed since their inception, and I highly recommend considering the side effects before embarking on an SSRI treatment plan. I have tried all of the major SSRI's (I am only 24, but have been prescribed Zoloft, Prozac, Pristiq, Cymbalta, Lexapro, Clonazepam (benzodiazepine, not SSRI, and lorazepam (also a benzodiazepine). Wellbutrin worked for me, but my doctor changed my prescription after my father died, and I've been in an annoying trial & error session for the past year. Lexapro caused severe side effects in me, leading me to question my own existence (a very disturbing feeling where everything in the world including the self, other people, and things appear fake, surreal, detached, unreal). I felt that all of my emotions had disappeared, and I became afraid for a few days that I had lost my personality. These are scary and potentially suicide-inducing symptoms that must be reported to your doctor. The only way I survived this encounter with near disintegration was through my training in psychology, neuroscience, and psychoanalysis. Caution: EVEN IF YOU "KNOW" SYMPTOMS FROM READING ABOUT THEM, IT IS VERY HARD TO CONVINCE YOURSELF THAT THE SYMPTOMS ARE NOT PERMANENT OR SCARY. You can memorize every factoid about SSRI withdrawal and never come close to feeling it. And likewise, if you do feel it, your knowledge of neuroscience is often obscurred by the intense fear and surreal quality of such states. | F | 24 | 1 months 10 MG 1X day | 3/25/2010 | 3 | GAD | bad nausea first night and weird tingling in crotch and legs. Slept ok. Next day still felt nauseous and a little out of it. So far I feel like I have a foggy head and just feel blah. Also have metallic taste in mouth | M | 34 | 2 days 10 1X day | 3/23/2010 | 4 | major depression | Loss of sex drive | I got on lexapro after being diagnosed with depression. It was an answered prayer. I always thought it was normal to have that black cloud over my head all the time. I felt an immediate difference by the second day. My husband could too. I love lexapro | F | 26 | 6 weeks 10mg 1X day | 3/19/2010 | 3 | anxiety, insomnia | loss of emotions, inability to orgasm, tremendous weight gain, intense fatigue (like being on a sleeping pill) | It was great at first - like I was a really tightly wound spring unwinding. I felt so relieved. But I got so tired of the lack of emotion, the need to sleep all the time. I scaled back the drug very slowly and went through intense anxiety everytime I scaled back but it would pass. Had brain zaps on withdrawal. AWFUL. They should really really warn you before you take it that there are severe side effects when you stop. | F | 48 | 3 years 20 mg 1X day | 3/12/2010 | 3 | Depression | Severe cotton mouth, mood was exceptionally elevated (too elevated) until it tapered off. Disturbing, lucid dream for about 6 weeks. Felt normal for about 8 months, and then I felt nothing. I wasn't depressed, or sad, or happy, or angry. I just was. | After taking lexapro for a little over a year I decided to stop taking it as it was no longer working. I did this without doctor supervision - a horrible mistake as I had a feeling of euphoria for about 3 months. I did things I normally wouldn't do, bought expensive things I couldn't afford. Four years later and I'm still paying for it - in more ways than one! This was my first antidepressant and it worked great for a while. Changed my life. The withdrawal was awful. I couldn't sleep at night but all I wanted to do during the day was sleep, I had no appetite. After another year of no antidepressants I was prescribed Celexa, which works much better for me. | F | 28 | 1 years 10mg 1X day | 3/11/2010 | 5 | depression | 5 lb weight gain initially | This has saved my life, literally. I had been through several antidepressants trying to get something to work. Finally came across Lexapro. It worked at 10mg, but only relieved about 50% of a very severe depression. Increased to 20mg 3 months ago and it fully resolved my depression. I feel with feelings (not "numbed"), can cry, laugh and enjoy life. I am much more enjoyable to be around and work well at my job now. | F | 34 | 6 months 20 mg 1X day | 3/9/2010 | 5 | Depression and anxiety | First week: Nausea, upset stomach, constipation, sleeplessness, generally out of it. Those have all subsided. I don't like the sexual side effects, but the improved mood is a pro that far outweighs that con (even for my husband). My appetite has increased, but that's been good for me as I've struggled with anorexia in the past. | After about a week and a half, the side effects diminished and I felt like someone had lifted a ton of weights from my shoulders. I feel "like me" again. I give more information about my experience at my blog: http://www.adventuresinwanting.com/2010/03/one-month-on-lexapro-and-some-movie-fun.html | F | 30 | 1 months 10 mg 1X day | 3/9/2010 | 1 | depression/anxiety | Depression was horrible before I took Lexapro. I experienced many suicidal thoughts and this prompted me to go to a psychiatrist. But the first night I took Lexapro, I ended up in the ER twice. My heart was racing horribly and I felt like I would stop breathing. I went to the ER and they told me I had heart palpitations but I felt like I suffered a minor heart attack. I also felt really good in the beginning but then plummetted down to a deep depression. Had I been left alone, I might have attempted suicide. Though my original depression might have been what caused the racing heart rate and heavy breathing I do believe the medicine had something to do with it because I had an auditory hallucination and felt really good in the beginning. | This medication didn't work for me. For some people it did and still does but I now take Wellbutrin 200mg a day and this has helped my depression much much more. | F | 22 | 1 days 10mg 1X day | 3/7/2010 | 5 | Anxiety | if taken in the morning, sleep. other than that, it's perfect. | Me and my mom were going to counceling for the fights that were worthless and stressful. it turned out that i had an anxiety problem that i've had my whole life. when i started taking lexipro, the 5mg didnt do much. then i went to 10mg and it was great. i was taking it in the morning however and it made me so sleepy that i could fall asleep anytime, anywhere. so i started to take it at night and now, i'm just moderately sleepy in the day, (no more than going to bed at midnight can do to you) and i get sleepy immediately after i take it before bed. it made the world so much nicer and now i feel like a normal person. i dont want to crawl out of my own skin anymore. Lexapro is an amazing 'majic pill' for me . | F | 15 | 10 mg 1X day | 3/6/2010 | 3 | Severe Depression/Severe Anxiety | vivid, lucid dreams. | I've been taking Celexa for about 5 years and my doctor switched me over to Lexapro after I complained that the celexa was no longer working for me, I suppose the Lexapro would work very well if I haven't already grew a tolerance to SSRI's, which is a shame because they used to work quite nicely and now I'm a mess once again! | F | 25 | 6 months 20MG 1X day | 3/5/2010 | 1 | depression | Became arguementitive, would not listen to anyone, unable to sleep, personality change, thought everyone hated me, thought I had no friends, stayed at home, lost my temper easily, had problems eating, wanted to quit school, I was extremly unhappy | This drug is a young adult killer. Forest pharmaciticals nos and so does the FDA but they approved it anyway. Be careful my grandson committed suicide on this drug in only 8 days. Do not take any antidepressents without getting evaluated first. Our school thinks it was the drug and so do certain doctors I have spoken with. I don't no how to get the word out. They killed my grandson and their getting away with it | M | 15 | 8 days 10 mg 1X day | 3/5/2010 |