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 | anxiety/1 panic attack/insomnia | It was a tough start with headaches, anxious, etc.. I've been on it for 2 years and I have never felt so good. I'm sleeping so I don't need the sleeping pills that I think were causing the anxiety and the panic attack I had. I take things in stride and nothing ruffles me up. I will say that you do tend to get almost too relaxed about life and work. I can actually leave some dust on something and go to bed without cleaning it. I guess I was a little compulsive. Not anymore. I use to have brain zaps and it scared the hell out of me and those are gone. I may have a brief one if I've had a stressful day at work. I use to like to have a couple of glasses of wine once in a while. I haven't ventured into that with Lexapro because I've read about people blacking out so I guess I've quit drinking too. If I do drink it's 1/2 glass of wine and that's rare. I hope this helps. Dry mouth is my only side effect. | F | 52 | 2 years | 3/10/2009 | 3 | depression, anxiety, ptsd | Today is the first day. Headache(y, head feels heavy, and drowsy. Muscles rigidity, but had that already from all the stress--Hasn't helped much with the panic today, of course, I am hoping I can give it a good try. yawned a lot for about 2 hours after I took it. Suplimenting it with Ativan right now. | Taking 10mg, was on 10mg of Celexa and went back to work after 6 years, but it pooped out after a year, so doc just started me on Lex today. I was on it in 1002 for same thing, and I did gain A LOT of weight, but it may be diferent this time around...I hear that 10mg Celexa=20mg Lexapro? | F | 38 | 1 days | 3/10/2009 | 1 | depression | tired, Hepatitis like symtoms | Only on for 1 week, body became toxic, urine clear reguardless of vitamins, stool turned almost white, felt like crap. Everything went back to normal about 3 days after I quit taking it. No problems like this since. Definitely not the drug for me. | F | 48 | 1 weeks | 3/9/2009 | 1 | Anxiety | Appetite increased; apathy; decreased sex drive; increased anxiety. | I honestly believed Lexapro was helping me, but the truth is it made me apathetic and it made me not care about important things. I have ulcerative colitis and my doctors (a general practitioner and a gastroenterologist) agreed I should take Lexapro because I was having bleeding episodes so frequently that my graduate studies were affected. I was on and off steroids for the bleeding and my life was a wreck. BUT, after 14 months on Lexapro, I got off of it. It has been a week and a half and I am amazed that I care about things again and my anxiety has actually decreased! I was STILL bleeding on Lexapro and although the anxiety diminished for a while, it returned after several months. It also lowered my sex drive, affected my appetite, and I am 100% sure it had a negative impact on my decision-making abilities. And I was only taking 5 mg a day! It is important to realize that every human being is different and only 5 mg of Lexapro can have a dramatic affect on some people. This | F | 32 | 14 months | 3/8/2009 | 1 | depression | ZERO sex drive- I could become a nun. Increased appetite & 20 pound weight gain in last 9 mos. I can eat an entire frozen pizza in one sitting & still be hungry! | I took lexapro a few yrs ago w/ good results & no side effects. this time it did help the depression, but the side effects are awful. Plus I'm still really tired. (one of my initial complaints). Just switched to Wellbutrin. | F | 42 | 9 months | 3/7/2009 | 4 | GAD/Mild Depression | First day: lots of energy like a caffeine buzz; a headache, some insomnia,less appetite | Only been on 3 days but already feel a difference. I've lost 4 lbs in that time because my appetite is less. Sleeping the first night, I was wide awake 2 hours in the middle of the night but slept OK last night (7 hrs). Had a REALLY vivid dream about the dog I just put down. Feel better able to cope. Less tears, less anxiety, less depression. Might be placebo since it's only three days but I DO feel better so far. | F | 42 | 3 days | 3/6/2009 | 5 | Dysthymic Disorder | Dry mouth during the first couple of weeks. Mild diarrhea when I increased the dose from 10 to 20 mg after one month. | Very satisfied with Lexapro. I feel "calmer" overall. Stress and anxiety are manageable. I no longer dwell on things that made me feel depressed/anxious in the past. I take things in stride now. My libido has actually increased (from being almost non-existent), because I'm no longer preoccupied with things; I can just relax and feel good. Sex with my husband has gone from once or twice every few months, to once or twice every week. I also see a therapist every other week. | F | 30 | 3 months | 3/5/2009 | 3 | Anxiety | I just started it yesterday and I think I eed to take it at bedtime...I took it in the morning yesterday and could barely keep my eyes open half the day. Increased my anxiety slightly but I took an Ativan and it helped a lot. I didn't sleep very well last night....but then again...I've had insomnia for years so I really didn't expect to. | I'm med-phobic so taking anything is stressful and could take me days. After 15 years of constant anxiety and worry I am at a point now that I'm tired of being miserable. Anything is worth a shot...what I don't get is that they all say it take up to 6 weeks to get the full effect but everyone here is saying they feel different in just a few days. | M | 44 | 2 days | 3/3/2009 | 3 | Depression | Alcohol-related blackouts, super-intense dreams, sleepy, nervous | Worked really well first six months or so for my depression but after several freaky alcohol incidents where I drank 3-4 glasses of wine and then blacked out completely, I cut down my dosage from 20 to 10 mg and plan to go back on Welbutrin at my next doctor's consult. I have never had more interesting dreams than those I had on Lexipro -- I'll miss those: very detailed, vivid, fascinating, cinematic-like dreams. Amazing. But, my friends complained that I acted completely out of character when I drank, and I don't remember anything I said or did, so I've decided this isn't right for me. | F | 50 | 1 years | 3/3/2009 | 5 | GAD, Depression | Initial vertigo. Now there is none. | I can't imagine how I lived without out! It has been a miracle drug for me. Life is much more bearable. | M | 29 | 6 months | 2/27/2009 | 2 | Insomnia occasional anxiety at nigh | completely out of it. not able to function at all! | I suffer from work related anxiety and insomnia. The anxiety strikes at night when I am laying in bed and simply cannot fall asleep. In the past I would take Xanex occasionally which really helped me fall asleep and ease my anxiety yet I would not feel groggy the following day. My neurologist prescribed me lexapro claiming that it along with ambient CR (which did not help me sleep at all when I took it seperatley) would definitely help me sleep. I feel like a walking zombie and not present in my body, if that makes any sense….I only took one 10mg tablet. I can't think clearly and am not comfortable driving - I have 2 young kids and need to have it together. This medication is clearly not for me. I can't believe people are prescribed this medication and are not warned about its side -effects. taking one xanex at night on occassion is far less intense compared to lexapro. I am going off of it right away. | F | 36 | 2 days | 2/27/2009 | 5 | depression/anxiety | for the first week i was really tired, then as time went by(about two weeks)it got better. No other noticeable side effects. | I started on 10mg for about a month and a half, felt better as far as the depression goes, but still had the anxiety. My Dr. increased my dose to 15mg and so far I feel great! I feel positive, my outlook on life has changed for the better, all in all, a change for the much better. | M | 33 | 3 months | 2/25/2009 | 5 | depression | None until we upped my dosage to 30mg, then I was very sleepy | I was dx with depression 8yrs ago, started on several different anti-depressants Rx by my GP, including Lexapro(last 2 yrs) felt OK not great, finally went to a Psych. who added Wellbutrin (300 mg, 6 mons ago). Worked great but we decided to tweak it more by upping the lexapro to 30 mg. Meanwhile 1 yr ago I was dx with sleep apnea (using CPAP machine - REALLY helped). 2 wks after upping the lexapro I started getting really tired. Returned for another sleep test, apnea (you stop breathing wake yourself) was fine w/ the CPAP but I had a lot of limb movement and had excessive daytime sleepiness (had to stay all the next day for daytime tests). My sleep doc RX Provigil to keep me awake during the day, didn't want something to just "keep me awake" I wanted better sleep. Started researching, found a link between depression, sleep apnea, SSRIs and PLMD (periodic limb movement disorder) which is different from Restless Leg that my doc ruled out since I didn't have the twitchy feeli | F | 45 | 2 years | 2/24/2009 | 2 | Anxiety, Depression | So tired I could sleep 15 hours per day. When dose increase from 5mg to 10mg, slept so deeply I wet the bed!! | This medication really spaced me out. Felt so tired and laid back could stare at computer screen at work for hours without doing anything. Relieved my anxiety as I was too tired to care! Wanted to keep my job, so have just switched to Efexor. Hope it gives me more energy! | F | 48 | 22 days | 2/24/2009 | 1 | Major Depressio & GAD | Nausea, Headaches, neck pain, foggy feeling, extreme fatigue, crying spells/agitation, you name it I got it. | I have been taking Lexapro for 10 days now and it is not doing anything. I was taking 30 mg of Paxil a day and it stopped working after 2+ years. My doc put me on 10 mg of Lexapro. I was told that I may experience mild withdrawl. I have been unbelievably ill since the 3rd day. I can't even get out of bed. I have trouble driving due to a "foggy" feeling. I feel like I have the flu. I thought it may be withdrawl but I was told it should have subsided by now. E-mail me if you have had the same issues. | F | 32 | 10 days | 2/24/2009 | 4 | Depression / anxiety | nausea, sleep problems, head aches, | I am keeping track of how 10 mg lexapro is effecting me at http://davidslexaprojourney.blogspot.com/ | M | 23 | 7 days | 2/23/2009 | 3 | depression | none | seemed to make be calmer | F | 55 | 5 months | 2/23/2009 | 2 | Dysthymia | Seriously increased appetite, insomnia, slaphappiness/zombieness, jaw clenching. | Within an hour of taking Lexapro for the first time, I was so hungry I was ready to eat the furniture, and I was clenching my jaw. I haven't slept for more than two to three hours at a time since I started it, and I'm not full for more than an hour even after a huge meal- and when I get hungry, I mean absolutely ravenous. I've been alternating between giggling at everything and talking a mile a minute, and being very out of it and confused. It's not pleasant. | F | 15 | 4 days | 2/23/2009 | 4 | panic disorder | sleepy, felt warm and cold at times, decreased sex drive is the biggest side effect I've noticed | The drug works pretty well for anxiety. I notice lately when I went from 5mg up to 10mg I feel so tired. If you drink alcohol on this drug it will instantly make you drowsy and sleepy. I pretty much started takin this cause of helplessness with panic attacks and it mostly work at keeping them at bay so I can't complain too much I guess. It's better then paxil. That drug is evil | M | 26 | 4 years | 2/22/2009 | 4 | Major depression | Depressed libido. No other side effects. | F | 56 | 5 years | 2/21/2009 |