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 |
| 1 | Anxiety | Seretonin syndrome | Was rushed to hospital 2 hrs after my first 10mg dose. Woke from sleep extremely dizzy, severe buzzing in head & body, racing heart, thought I was going to die. | F | 39 | 1 days | 8/2/2009 | 1 | Depression | Got fat, hated life. | Was so much better once I went off after 10 months and did it cold turkey with NO negative effects. Felt almost euphoria going off it. Never again with that drug. That stuff is poison. Avoid at all costs and explore other options. | M | 54 | 10 months | 7/29/2009 | 5 | GAD | weight gain, loss of libido | My doctor prescribed Lexpro at a time in my life when I was working in a terrible hostile work environment. The stress was literally killing me and I was angry and crying all the time. She started me on 5mg, increased to 10 mg. At my 9 month check up, my life situations had changed drastically and I no longer needed the hlep from the drug. I didn't mind being on Lexapro. I was happier, able to better cope with emotional disasters and more patient and caring with my children. The weaning off part was TERRIBLE. For 2-3 weeks I was dizzy all the time. I had these crazy, vivid funhouse dreams and woke up feeling terrible. Once I was over the withdrawl I felt better and have moved on without and drugs at all. Six months after being completly off Lexapro I'm happy and productive. | F | 33 | 9 months | 7/22/2009 | 2 | GAD with Anxiety induced nausea | More nausea, feeling in a "fog" for several days. Side effects not terrible but drug ineffective. | Been on 10mg for 3 years and now 20mg for 6 weeks. No difference except more floating feelings for 10-12 days. This is going away but the purpose was to feel more relaxed - NOTHING. Take with Xanax which is way more effective. Lexapro is like taking a sugar pill. PLEASE RESPOND IF ANYONE HAS ANXIETY INDUCED NAUSEA - I'd love to know what drug(s) worked. Have tried Paxil and Prozac too. | M | 45 | 4 years | 7/22/2009 | 5 | generalized anxiety and bipolar | sexual side effects... nothing else | amazing drug. could not live without it. taken it for 10 years. gives me my life back. | F | 29 | 10 years | 7/20/2009 | 1 | Low energy, depression | HORRIBLE fatigue, yawning so many times a day and so hard that I would actually groan. Could not muster the energy to do everyday tasks but could NOT sleep at night. I was completely restless. It was exhausting. | This did not work with my body chemistry- I took for 2 weeks and could not tolerate the "walking zombie" feeling any more. Doc switched me to Wellbutrin and I am a NEW WOMAN! | F | 35 | 2 weeks | 7/17/2009 | 3 | depression | sleepy | Works well for suicidal idea but not for the mood , I still fell depressed | M | 22 | 6 months | 7/14/2009 | 1 | Anxiety, depression | Increased appetite, weight gain, low libido, inability to orgasm, life limiting lethargy, spaced out feeling | No discernible benefits, intolerable side effects, withdrawal effects | F | 40 | 8 weeks | 7/14/2009 | 1 | Social anxiety. Depression. | Excessive perspiration. Erectile dysfunction. Almost no libido at all. | Utterly useless. | M | 34 | 2 years | 7/14/2009 | 5 | depression | Sweating and dizziness were a little problematic for the first week I used Lexapro and again for the first week when I increased my doseage from 10 mg to 20 mg. The only continuing side effect I've noticed is some fatigue. | For me, this medication has been very helpful. I sleep better with fewer bad dreams. My upsetting emotions have been easier to control, and between the medication and some talk therapy, I'm feeling good-natured, hopeful about the future, and busy with ideas and plans for my life. The "bad" things are still going on as far as distressing situations over which I have little or no control, but they are not overwhelming me. I have been successful at losing a pound a week for the past 48 weeks with walking and a moderate diet. | F | 55 | 11 months | 7/13/2009 | 3 | mild depression | weight gain, hair breakage, inability to orgasm | F | 55 | 3 months | 7/8/2009 | 4 | OCD, anxiety | Night time grinding of teeth and hormonal changes (PMS) | For me the positive benefits of lexapro have outweighed the negative side effects. | F | 28 | 2 years | 7/7/2009 | 1 | depression | Emotions drowned to near zero. I was noticably in a cloud similar to drunk 3 drinks to wind at work unable to decide or even care about disasters that occured durring this time. | had no withdrawals - a plus. Tried to get on this drug 2x times and each time didnt make it to 6th day as couldnt continue the living in a white out of world around me. | M | 44 | 15 days | 7/6/2009 | 1 | Depression | Severe Exhaustion, loss of appetite, depression, confusion, nausea | The above relates to my mother who is 81 years old. I want to thank this web site for enlightening my as to her symptoms. I was going crazy trying to understand why she was feeling like this. I am forever grateful to you people. It seems to me she should have never taken the drug. Apparently she complained of feeling low and her cardiologist gave her Lexapro. | F | 2 months | 7/6/2009 | 5 | depression/anxiety | some weight gain | This stuff is the bomb!!!Works great for me | M | 47 | 3 months | 7/4/2009 | 5 | Bipolar I | Severe shakes during the first weeks - my entire body would shake. If I missed a dose, I would feel slightly nauseous that day. Both of these side effects went away and now I have none. Slight lowering of libido, maybe? | Fantastic drug for me. Excellent anti-depressant, works in hours and has no cognitive side effects for me. I take 20 mgs/daily except during manic episodes/hospitalizations. Coming on and off it is painless. | F | 41 | 5 years | 7/3/2009 | 4 | Depression/anxiety | Gain weigth & low sexual drive | I ahve taken this medication for many years and I have gain weith (about 10 LBS)and the worst part is that despite that I work out 5 times per week I havenot being able to loose weight. Also, my sexual drive is very low, problem with erection. | M | 47 | 9 years | 6/30/2009 | 3 | anxiety | vivid dreams, grinding teeth, inability to orgasm, tired, caring about things less | The most difficult part about being on the lexapro has been the exhaustion. I started taking lexapro about 16 months ago. I have never been so tired in my life. I've been able to adjust to it and know what to expect now. I have to say that I am much more calm and have zero mood swings. Things don't seem to bother me like they used to. I still have some anxiety about things, but overall it has helped me. I've tried to get off of it before and have experienced the "brain zaps" that people have described and went back on. Even though it has helped me, I would advise against it. There has to be something better and less addictive out there. | F | 25 | 16 months | 6/30/2009 | 3 | anxiety | spaced out feeling, muscle spasms, inability to concentrate | i'm a bit biased - i just don't like taking these drugs, because i don't feel like ME anymore. I don't enjoy the zombie-like feeling. Occasionally I have missed doses - VERY BAD IDEA! This caused weird muscle type spasms in my whole body. felt like lighting bolts were constantly jabbing me all over. i couldn't concentrate on anything. it was horrible. sleep was very hard too. luckily it didn't last long. Just make sure you do not miss a dose or this drug will mess with you badly! | F | 21 | 5 months | 6/28/2009 | 2 | Depression, Anxiety | Weight gain, inability to orgasm, felt a little bit like a zombie. | I took Lexapro 15 or 20 mg for about a year, and didn't even realize how much I didn't like it 'til I stopped taking it. I gained at least 10 pounds since I started taking it. I look back at pictures from when I was taking it and my face was very chubby from it. One of the worst things was that I couldn't orgasm. It felt impossible, even if I felt like I was going to, it just wouldn't happen, which was very frustrating. After stopping the Lexapro I also noticed the fact that it had made me feel a little bit like a drone, prob. not noticeable to others, but I felt a little zombie-ish. I take Wellbutrin now and love it. I don't have any problems with having orgasms now or weight gain. | F | 21 | 1 years | 6/27/2009 |