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 | Severe Anxiety | Possibly the worst drug I've ever taken! I took one pill and not more than 30 minutes afterwards hot flashes like I never could have imagined hit me in waves for 14 hours!! I had a psychotic-like episode, which left me writhing around in my bed and the floor. My mother had to come over and watch me. She said she was on the verge of having me committed. | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG IF YOU ARE 'SEVERELY' PLAGUED BY ANXIETY, HYPOCHONDRIA AND DEPRESSION, OR IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN SUSPECTED OF HAVING BI-POLAR DISORDER. | F | 33 | 1 days | 4/24/2009 | 3 | depression | M | 67 | 7 days | 4/23/2009 | 3 | Severe Depression; Panic Disorder | The 1ST time taking the Lexapro - Slight nausea and somnolence. 2ND Time - Nausea; vomiting; suicidal thoughts; slight schizophrenia; tremors; increased anxiety; agitation resulting in violent thoughts; psychosis. | This medication orginally did wonders for my wellbeing and anxiety. However, I needed to come off it as it often impaired my memory - to the point where school was becoming arduous. Then, when I got worse, they put me back on it. That time, however, was the most horrendous experience of my life. I sat with my head over the toilet vomiting whilst slurring random words and throwing toiletries at the people who surounded me. Apparently I refused help because I thought they (my parents, and later, the nurses at ER) were trying to poison me. Be very careful about this drug, but it helped me immensely the first time. Be wary, but don't be completely close-minded either. | M | 17 | 6 months | 4/23/2009 | 2 | anxiety | insomnia in the first couple of weeks or so. may or may not have gained weight due to lexapro. | it did nothing for me whatsoever. I took it for over a year trying to give it time. I think there would probably be some other med out there better adjusted for what my needs are. | F | 36 | 15 months | 4/22/2009 | 2 | Anxiety,Depression | Loss of libido,insomnia | I started taking Lexapro at 5mg a day.This is the first medication I had ever been on in my life.I was very depressed and anxious and needed something.It seemed like the Lexapro Helped with my anxiety in a couple days,But I was left with a drastic loss of libido,but oddly it seemed that I had the urge to ejaculate before I was fully aroused.I would have welcomed the delayed reaction,but it seemed that it had an opposite effect on me.this caused me more anxiety than I had originally had.I stopped taking Lexapro after 2 weeks. | M | 44 | 14 days | 4/22/2009 | 3 | Depression and GAD | Great sleepiness, no motivation. Very hard to do much of anything. Even when took at night, still very sleepy and lethargic during day. | Even 5 mg greatly reduced extreme anxiety symptoms, and 10 more so, but caused way too much lethargy, even after 4-5 weeks. Also caused big appetite increase, big cases of the munchies. I found that pre-lexipro, I was having tiredness and motivation problems due to anxiety; on Lexipro had motivation and fatigue due to a feeling of sedation. Also helped suppress hot flashes which were disrupting sleep terribly. It definitely forced me to sleep during the night. Will be adding Welbutrin to see if helps with the lethargy and motivation issues and mood swings. My problems were originally triggered by hormone problems with extreme hot flashes, which are still not stable, and seems to be at the root of all this. Menopause hell. | F | 53 | 5 weeks | 4/21/2009 | 4 | Anxiety and Depression | First two weeks but disappeared shortly afterwards - increase in anxiety, weird floating feeling, sweaty palms, nausea, heartburn, waking up in middle of night for no reason, sexual performance issues. Side effects after first four months - weight gain, yawning fits, daytime sleepiness. | Before taking Lexapro, I was having panic attacks at least twice a week. I went along hoping against hope that the panic attack I had one day would be the last one. I would go along a few days without one and then be so disappointed to have another one. I was having a lot of these while driving and I was beginning to avoid driving to prevent them. It was getting quite debilitating because my work requires driving to different places at times. Now, for the 10 months I've been taking Lexapro, I've only had three instances where I could feel myself going into a panic attack - this is a huge decrease. This Lexapro treatment has at least allowed me to continue driving and going to work. Without it, I would be a mess right now. Most of the odd side effects went away the first few weeks after I started taking it. The remaining side effects - weight gain and sleepiness - I'm in the process right now of deciding whether or not I want to live with them. The alternative right now would be having the weekly panic attacks again which I am in no mood to continue. I also notice not worrying so much anymore about things - I used to worry about everything. Problems don't seem so overwhelming. I also have noticed that I don't get so upset and rattled by other people's rudeness or nasty comments anymore. I'm more likely to just shrug them off and go on my merry way. | F | 35 | 10 months | 4/19/2009 | 1 | depression | Horrible agitation, tremors, | After the second pill I had the worst experience of my life. Extreme agitation and tremors that lasted for many hours. I will never take this drug again. If you take it, try it in the morning and have plans in case you need to contact your doctor. | M | 45 | 2 times | 4/17/2009 | 3 | depression | less libido, tired always, sleep a lot | 15 mg, doesnt do much, little more relaxed about problems, maybee I go up to 17,5 mg or 20 mg and I will give it a try the next 2 months. If still not working slowly going off. | M | 40 | 1 months | 4/16/2009 | 4 | GAD- Generalized Anxiety Disorder | Worsened anxiety the first week on the drug, barely any appetite the first two weeks, nausea, heart fluttering. | At first I did not feel any better and had even worse panic attacks but after the first two weeks it mellowed me out. I am not a zombie but feel very stable and balanced. I have been able to do things that I couldn't do before taking Lexapro. | F | 20 | | 4/13/2009 | 5 | Moderate Depression/Anxiety | Insomnia first week, fatigue, occasional headaches, decreased in appetite, sleepiness and occassional sweating. This medication have interaction with Claritin. I had chest pain and heart palpitations. Once I stopped taking Claritin, my chest pain and heart palpitations went away. | Lexapro brought my life back! I wish I could have started this medication sooner. I am taking 10mg daily in the morning after I eat breakfast. I no longer feel sad/discouraged in life. My panic attacks and social anxiety does not exist anymore. Side effects eventually diminished the more I took the medication. I would say that this medication increased my libido. It's a miracle drug for me. Thanks Lexapro! | F | 40 | 1 months | 4/12/2009 | 4 | GAD/Dysthymia (mild depression) | Moving along smoothly to day 4: Dosage - One, 5mg pill (10mg cut in half) taken @ 9am once a day. 1)Dry mouth. 2)slight drowsiness/calming effect. It's fair to say that I can expect some very MILD dizziness/nausea on day 4. This can be suppressed by keeping food in your stomach & by drinking lots of fluids (ex. ginger ale). Those nastier, adverse side effects that you're reading about, can be smothered during the onset of this drug. You have to do your research and it definitely helps if you've had experience with antidepressants in the past. For those of you who are new, and haven't explored the chemical world the way I have, let me give you some advice -- advice that can be trusted. This is my 3rd experimentation of an SSRI. After a year of sobriety, I've decided to wander away from Prozac and try something less potent...something with fewer side effects. If you feel your needs are different, then you may prefer the 'zombification' of Prozac. OF COURSE, this depends on dosage | EMAIL ME FOR MORE INFORMATION, AS I WAS CUT OFF BEFORE I REACHED THE IMPORTANT BITS*** I've noticed that some users here are less experienced than others. On top of your overall anxiety (including GAD, agoraphobia, etc.) you may suffer from Dysthymia: a milder form of depression where those afflicted are usually able to continue working and conducting daily activities, where it often presents itself during childhood or adolescence. Symptoms such as poor school performance, social withdrawal, shyness, irritability, hostility and frequent conflicts with parents are the first indicators of the affliction. If you're not immobilized by your anxiety, then this is for you. First of all, everyone has a different reaction to SSRI's, depending on their own, unique state. If your depression is mild, and you're generally finding yourself less motivated (ex. waking up in the morning dreading the day, rather than eagerly jumping out of bed with a smile on your face, with motivation to be productive) then this very well could be the subtle pill for you. Based on the few side effects, and my knowledge of SSRI's, I can immediately tell you that lexapro is a safe medication...If you are fairly healthy and within 18-35 years of age, you shouldn't experience anything terrifying. You NEED to have the correct mindset. Try to think of this pill as a means to the end all of your troubles. | M | 23 | 3 days | 4/11/2009 | 1 | anxiety/depression | still experience tardive dyskinesia 3 months after stopping worst drug i've ever taken in my life if you want to risk permanent movement disorders, by all means, give it a go | M | 33 | 1.5 months | 4/9/2009 | 3 | ANXIETY | HEADACHES, NAUSIA WEIGHT GAIN | HELPS MY ANXIETY MOOD SWINGS BUT GET EXTREM HEADACHES AND HAVE GAINED WEIGHT DONT KNOW IF WORTH TAKING NOT EVEN UP TO FULL DOSEAGE YET | F | 30 | 5 months | 4/8/2009 | 1 | anxiety/depression | jittery, disconnected feelings, suicidal thoughts, unable to function | I took one dose of this med and was lucky to be able to drive home from work. Within the first hour I had to call a friend to come over and sit with me while I waited for the effects to be over (which took hours). Worse than the worst "bad trip" you can imagine. Suicidal thoughts when I had NEVER had those thoughts before. Super scary. I would never take this again. Total poison! BEWARE!! | F | 50 | 1 days | 4/7/2009 | 2 | anxiety - depression - mania | Loss of motivation, loss of libido, indigestion, flatulence, Emotionless, | The first week was weird but good. I was on holiday and was good natured and "floating" all of the time. I felt social and generally happy - overall very satisfied with the drug. On a low dose 10 mg. After the first two weeks however I went back to work and the problems started and after the first month became acute. I did nothing, the whole day would flash by and I would do nothing but amble around. I am self employed and this started to cost me badly. I was not worried about it either, but the productivity effect was worse than when I had significant depression !. Completely got rid of my "fight or flight" reflex, which is not cool if you live in a jungle. Quite significant indigestion, very flatulent (not smelly, but not controllable). Going to toilet (faeces) at least 4 times per day, significant weight gain (about 8 kg of fat in the first month), loss of strength & wish to exercise. I tapered off very gradually but problems persisted and switched to St John's Wort. Mistake ! Mild Seratonin Syndrome for about a week. (Crawling skin, very irritable & restless, sweating, headache, sleepy but anxious.) Not the drug for me, but others I have spoken to are very happy. Be very careful in the transition. I must have had very little in my system and went only to a herbal preparation,but still had a pretty unpleasant experience. If I had gone from full dose to another strong medication it would have been quite threatening I believe. | M | 39 | 45 days | 4/4/2009 | 2 | Depression / Bi Polar | Lack of care for anything important in my life. Lack of feeling for anything, just lived day by day. Inability to Ejaculate during sex. | Compared to previous medication I was taking, Lexapro did in fact take away my physical pain I was suffering, but has caused so much more in emotional pain. | M | 19 | 7 months | 4/1/2009 | 5 | INAPPROPRIATE SINUS TACHYCARDIA | DROWSINESS AT FIRST WHICH LESSENED OVER TIME | I FAILED 2 CARDIAC MEDICATIONS BEFORE MY CARDIOLOGIST TRIED THIS ONE ON A WHIM - AND IT WORKS! IT CONTROLS MY TACHYCARDIA WITH A MINIMAL DOSE THAT HAS ONLY NEEDED TO BE INCREASED ONCE. SIDE EFFECTS ARE MINIMAL FOR ME. | F | 25 | 2 years | 3/31/2009 | 1 | Anxiety | Increased anxiety, tremors, shakiness, nausea, paresthesia. | I did not tolerate Lexapro well at all. My anxiety went through the roof beginning about an hour after taking 10 mg in the morning. Side effects almost felt like a heart attack, with burning in chest and left side of neck and shoulder. Burning sensation also went down both arms. I had to stay in bed most of the day. Slept at night well enough, but after waking up the next morning, still felt shaky and nauseous. I will not be taking another dosage. | M | 41 | 1 days | 3/31/2009 | 5 | depression | none--occasional headache that I can't actually attribute to Lexapro | I was constantly crying. I'd wake up in the middle of the night and cry. Been on Lexapro for 3 weeks now and have not shed a tear. My situation has not changed but my attitude has and I believe this adjustment is because of Lexapro. | F | 59 | 3 weeks | 3/30/2009 |