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, anxiety | Somnolence, Reduced Libido, Weight Gain, Munchies. All of these effects were very dose dependent. | This worked wonders for me. At 10mg I could fall asleep at the drop of a hat, anyone's hat. But it also gave me the munchies big time. A multiple marathon runner and triathlete, I still packed on a nearly irreversible 20 lbs in no time. It also zapped me of energy. I stopped swimming and had less desire to run. I cut it back to 7.5 & then 5 mg. At 5mg the munchies are mostly gone, I have energy to swim again and I feel like I will be able to lose some of the weight eventually. The libido decrease is there at any level but I seriously question whether it has anything to do w/the meds. If you're experiencing depression, that alone kills your libido. I have no problem living with the reduced sex drive. It's noticeable but insignificant compared to the greatly lessened depression Lexapro has brought me. | M | 35 | 5 months | 1/11/2010 | 5 | Depression/Anxiety | Sometimes prolongs ability to go to sleep. | Lexapro has given me my life back. Suffered from sporadic depression/anxiety for over 20 years, and had been in and out of counseling for about 18 years before trying lexapro. I had previously taken prozac and valium and had horrible experiences with both, so was hesitant about trying medication again. Life had literally gotten unbearable, so about two years ago, I decided to try counseling once again coupled with medication. I found a terrific counselor who prescribed me lexapro after informing her of my previous experiences with prozac and valium. I am now able to live a normal life. I had to give it time to work and find the correct dosage for it to be effective. I initially took 10mgs for one week...no effect, 20mgs second week...no effect, then 30mgs...worked and continues to work like a charm! | F | 49 | 21 months | 1/6/2010 | 5 | depression | possible decline in libido, I did gain some weight but my doctor put me on Wellbutrin which took away the hunger pains and I'm back to original weight. | I have taken just about every existing antidepressant and this is the first one that really worked and made me feel better | F | 46 | 1 years | 1/5/2010 | 4 | depression | nausea, hypomania, weight loss then gain | Lexapro worked great to bring me out of a serious depression. I started feeling better in a week. During the first few weeks I lost 12lbs, and had no appetite at all. Lately I've been starting to crave carbs and am gaining! I just can't stop eating, and feel awful when I get hungry (nauseous etc.) Lexapro also triggers hypomania in me, and gives me way too much energy if I take over 5mg. Overall, it worked great with the depression, but I don't know if I'll continue b/c of the weight issue. | F | 27 | 3 months | 1/2/2010 | 3 | Depression | incessant yawning, backache, could not reach orgasm | Worked wonders on the depression, mood and obsessive thinking | F | 37 | 10 weeks | 1/1/2010 | 4 | Depression | M | 63 | 5 years | 12/30/2009 | 1 | mild depression anxiety | Every single one . confussion, lightheadness,anger!!!no sex drive, numbness in my limbs,very vivid dreams, and only since getting off night sweats, hate this pill! | Took the drug after the death of my father, family members seemed to think it helped, i never thought so. Decided to get off cold turkey and I feel I am going crazy and the devil himself has taken over! I am absolutely miserable and don't know what to do! I will not take a nother one of this poision to get through I only hope I get my brain back...very dizzy with no memory, I am scared to death I will never be normal again. | F | 48 | 6 days | 12/26/2009 | 5 | Agoraphobia/Panic Disorder | 30lb weight gain (underweight to begin with), inital increase in anxiety, low sex drive/hard to achieve orgasm, hard time sleeping. All of these side effect have gone away (except weight gain). | After spending over a year house bound due to severe agoraphobia, Lexapro and intense therapy have helped me regain my life. I still have some anxiety, mainly around the PMS time of the month, but it's dealable. In the three years on Lexapro, I've had two panic attacks... that's MUCH better than the ten-a-day I was experiencing. As with all psychiatric meds, you need to give time for the med to work and it may be a rough start before it gets better. | F | 31 | 3 years | 12/22/2009 | 4 | Anxiety/Panic attacks | The main side effects I experience are daily fatigue and severe nausea when I forget to take my pill. | I take 10mg a day and occaisionally 15 or 20 depending on how I'm feeling. It has completely rid me of panic attacks. The anxiety is not completely gone but it does a great job at keeping it at bay. It does zap me of energy, but that is usually fixed with caffeine and a steady amount of exercise. | F | 23 | 2 years | 12/22/2009 | 1 | depression | tremors, migraine, eye twitching, mania, anxiety attacks, high cholesterol, joint pain | This was the first SSRI I had ever used, and initially it helped. The side effects were manageable but I constantly had to change the dosage to avoid severe side effects. I fluctuated between 25 - 75mg doses over my treatment and always had severe headaches and tremors. My GP also prescribed Prozac for a period to stop the side effects, but this only exacerbated them. I became completely resistant after several years and had to suffer through an extremely painful withdrawal in addition to the depression. After discontinuing this medication my tremors stopped immediately. | M | 26 | 6 years | 12/21/2009 | 4 | Depression | Trouble having an orgasm. What used to take 5 minutes now takes 15-20. My sex drive is the same and the orgasms are just as intense, but it takes a lot longer to get there now. | I'm on 10mg qd. This stuff kicked in for me by the 3rd day. It's fantastic, other than the orgasm thing. | F | 33 | 3 weeks | 12/18/2009 | 3 | Depression/Anxiety | Sex drive non-existant, headaches, facial muscle tension | 10mg dose is more than enough - if I take 20mg, then I feel zombie-like. Doctor gives me 20mg tablets, I cut them in half. | F | 42 | 1 years | 12/18/2009 | 1 | bipolar depression | dry mouth, nausea all day feeling sick, head ache, dialated eyes,spaced out feeling, yawning, cant sleep | so my doctor told me to try this drug. I have only taken one last night and feel so so so horrible today. I feel sick. My whole body feels nasty, my mouth is dry, I hate it. I wish it would end. I am definitely not going to take another pill if just one 10 milligram pill did this to me for so long. I just hope I feel better tomorrow. I never thought i could get side effects this bad. | F | 19 | 1 days | 12/18/2009 | 4 | F | 30 | 5 years | 12/17/2009 | 2 | Depression | Problems with memory. Inability to focus/concentrate. | F | 66 | 7 weeks | 12/17/2009 | 3 | Major Depression, PGAD | SIGNIFICANT weight gain, cravings for sugary foods and carbohydrates, extreme fatigue, muscle weakness, insomnia (always tired but could never sleep more than a few hours at a time) | I have a very severe case of major depression; have tried Zoloft, Abilify, Risperidone, and various hormone stabilizers, but so far, Lexapro is the only thing that has been able to take away all of my symptoms completely. Unfortunately, the side effects were so atrocious that I just could not continue to take it. I felt as if, while my mood was finally stable, my body was rapidly deteriorating. | F | 24 | 1 years | 12/16/2009 | 3 | Depression, Self Picking/Injuring | Depressed, crying, hopelessness, suicidal ideation on lower doses. On higher doses depression was much better- felt good, BUT had strange dreams, night sweats, peed the bed once, and slept in a strange mummy position with feet together, on back, arms crossed tightly. Went back to lower dose, depression set in again. | Changing my meds to Prozac instead. | F | 35 | 4 months | 12/16/2009 | 3 | Panic Attacks | No sexual desire whatsoever, very short temper, spacey at times, horrible thoughts | It did help with panic attacks which was great but I felt more violent and short tempered than ever. It made me affraid to stay at home by myself. I told my dr about my side effects and he changed me to Celexa and I am starting it today. | F | 28 | 5 months | 12/16/2009 | 3 | mild depression | delayed orgasm, weight gain | For the first six weeks, I thought this stuff had given me back my life, but then the side effects made it not worth it. I didn't feel so bad anymore, but could not really feel good either. My creativity started to fade away and I started feeling like I was getting stupid. It was difficult to discontinue. Took about 6 months to gradually ramp down. The withdrawal felt like having a kind of flu, and the depression was even worse than before I started taking it. | M | 51 | 9 months | 12/16/2009 | 1 | post traumatic stress disorder | made my fibromyalgia pain worse, muscle spasms, fainting spells, agitation, depression, impulsiveness, suicidal thoughts, lowered my blood pressure too much | This drug made me so impulsive and depressed I just randomly tried to OD and kill myself. I spent a few days in a mental facility being treated like a prisoner, surrounded by people who are way sicker than I am. This drug also caused me to faint and have spasms which made my fibromyalgia even worse. Going off of this medication was hard, I had "brain zaps" for about 2 months, which basically kept me from driving because they zaps made me so dizzy. | F | 21 | 3 months | 12/16/2009 |