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 | Initially increased anxiety for 3 weeks before the medication took effect. Insomnia which is treated with a small dose (1/4 of 15mg tablet) of mirtazapine. | M | 29 | 3 years | 12/19/2008 | 4 | anxiety | Initial few weeks: nausea, random end of day vomiting Now: some jaw clenching and "toe-tapping" | This has worked well at reducing my stress levels and ability to cope. I take 10mg every night before bed because it actually has helped as a sleep aid. | M | 38 | 4 months | 12/19/2008 | 4 | Depression and Anxiety | weight gain, decreased sex drive, weakness and loss of energy, inability to focus. | Lexapro did help me with sadness and worry that was part of my depression, however it has not helped with my GAD, I have to take xanax along with it to get releif. | F | 38 | 2 years | 12/16/2008 | 3 | Panic Attacks, Depression | Increased sweating,ess sexual desire, weight gain. Major withdrawal symptoms if off drug for more than 3 days. | The worst side effect fromlexapro for me was increased sweating. I would prespire in the winter, outside even. Horrible and difficul to hide. I also gained 20 lbs, it happened over the course of time, but without increasing my food inake I ended up with a 20lb weight gain, I can't seem to get rid of. I am trying everything to get rid of the weeight. The positive effects are lessening of depression BIG TIME. I have handled situations such as financial insecurity, loss of job, relationship problems and many other things that would have had a horrible effect on my life if I wasn't on this drug. | F | 45 | 800 days | 12/16/2008 | 3 | depression | Jaw clenching, dry mouth, yawning frequently (especially at night) where I felt like I couldn't get a full breath in, restlessness when I'm sitting doing work, some mental fogginess, complete lack of a sex drive and not able to orgasm | I switched to Lexapro from Zoloft because it was supposed to have fewer sexual side effects. At least I was able to enjoy sex on Zoloft. I also have bizarre and vivid dreams to the point that I can remember most of them. | F | 28 | 3 months | 12/15/2008 | 4 | depression | All these happened the day of my first pill: Light headed, Dizzy, Extreme tiredness, Diarrhea, Jaw muscles tightening & clenching, Stuffy nose, migraine, Foggy, Zoning/trancelike, Apathy, Cold & chills, Trouble focusing eyes, Confusion, Nausea, Jaw clenching, Sweaty palms, Time/space discontinuity, Can’t catch my breath, Tiredness or energetic, Memory loss, Tremors & twitching, Yawning, disorientation, Convulsions | 10mg. I stopped after the 2nd day, but restarted on day 4 with half a pill (5mg). Day 6 I went to 10mg. The side effects were severe, but diminished as time passed, and have become tolerable within 2-3 months. For me it became a question of balance: Lexapro side effects vs. depression and its side effects. After 1 1/2 years on Lexapro, I believe that it has a very short shelf life, less than 30 days, and is extremely sensitive to temperature/humidity fluctuations & extremes. Every month, when I'm down to my last 3-8 pills of my supply, I notice that I get depressed often and have sudden mood swings. This is consistent every month. When I start a 'new' 30 day batch of pills, I go through minor side effects for a few days. I'm a stay-at-hme-dad of toddler & infant and am glad that I'm not depressed with anxiety while raising them. That said, I can't wait until I'm ready to stop. WEIGHT GAIN: 6.7% | M | 38 | 1.5 years | 12/12/2008 | 5 | depression/anxiety | None really, but I was started on 5 mg and this is my second time. The first time, I got a headache and "fuzzy" head. Not this time. | It helped me so much. I wish I had started taking this years ago. My kids and husband would have been so much happier. Make sure to start with low dose (5mg) and then work up from there (I'm on 20 mg now). | F | 44 | 4 months | 12/10/2008 | 5 | severe depression and anxiety | nausea(decreased over time), insomnia, delayed ejaculation, lower sex drive | I felt a whole lot better after the first dose, I finally had relief from the anxiety. The nausea was only for the first week and decreased each day. The insomnia also decreased and I only experience it occasionally. | M | 20 | 2 years | 12/9/2008 | 5 | depression and stomach pain | dry mouth, increased appetite | My daughter developed depression and stomach pain when she was out of school for four weeks due to a postviral migraine. This seemed to start working almost immediately. | F | 8 | 4 weeks | 12/7/2008 | 4 | depression/anxiety | Very little side effects. Excellent anti-depressnt but was surprised that anxiety also lessened. Have tried Paxil, Zoloft etc but never had such anxiety relief. | Lexapro has been a good drug for me. Depression and anxiety were decreased within first 48 hours and has been a good drug for 2 years. Only take in early morning since can cause slight insomnia if taken too late in day | F | 61 | 2 years | 12/7/2008 | 2 | Major Depressive Disorder | Insomnia for first week or so (this subsided). Decreased sex drive and delayed orgasm which become worse as weeks passed. Other than that, not too many (especially when compared to Effexor and Cymbalta). Also, maybe some difficulty with mental processing, but this was not extremely noticeable. | I found this drug (10 mg/day) to not really do anything but decrease my sex drive and give me an overall sense of "who cares?" I kind of felt like Peter in Office Space. This is great for a few days (and as a fictional comedy), but it can really interfere with daily function (and it did). I did not really realize how much stuff I had neglected until after I was through withdrawing from the drug. After about three weeks of weaning myself off, and another two weeks without it in my system, I began to feel normal (which means more anxious, but at least I started dealing with the things which stressed me out). In my opinion, this was a waste of money and a few months of my life. | M | 35 | 4 months | 12/7/2008 | 2 | depression and obsessive thoughts | Horribly disturbing, intrusive thoughts I couldn't push away. I won't go into all the details, but I had a strong urge to self-harm due to the thoughts (the self-harm wasn't new, but the urge was different than normal.) I was tired, zombie like. | I was only on it for five days because I started it in the pysch hospital, so obviously I didn't give it enough time for the anti-depressant to, you know, work. The side effects were so bothersome I had to quit. | F | 14 | 5 days | 12/5/2008 | 4 | Panic attacks | Increased anxiety at first, though that could have been my fear of taking it. Weight gain. Less sensitivity in sex, taking longer to climax, but it came back after a few weeks. Slight hair loss? Bit of hypoglycemia? | I was taking it for panic attacks and it did help. I was taking a low dose of 5mgs. for a bit over a year. Start all meds slow and lower than what they want to give you! I found that out. In the year I took it, my Mom passed away and she was my best friend. I stopped taking Lexapro this past September because of the weight gain and now my panic attacks are back, and I am feeling my Mom's passing all over again. The Lexapro didn't stop me from feeling the passing, but now I am feeling the anxiety of the separation from her. It's horrible. So now I have to go back on it, maybe every other day or try Buspar. I read somewhere that a person wondered if somehow the Lexapro changed her brain chemistry to where now she HAS to take it because she is anxious all the time now, worse than before she started it. I am beginning to wonder that too. The side effects at first were headache, fixed with Tylenol. I actually liked the desensitized feeling, because I had been feeling too much about | F | 39 | 1.5 years | 12/3/2008 | 5 | Major Depression | None | I've been on Lexapro for about 4 years now and don't have any side affects that I can put a finger on. Maybe slight ringing in my ears, but that's it. Oh, also delayed orgasm but what's that compared to deep despair? Love it but my new insurance company doesn't like it and will only pay 50%. So I'm thinking of asking my doc if I can try Celexa, which the pharmacist says is the closest thing to Lexapro. We'll see. | F | 55 | 4 years | 12/2/2008 | 1 | Depression and Anxiety | Lack of sex drive, hallucinations, nervousness, weight loss, shaking, increased suicidal thoughts | After 6 months, I was switched to Zoloft, which also was detrimental. | F | 20 | 6 months | 12/1/2008 | 2 | Bipolar depression/anxiety | Weight gain, yawning. Anxiety and pm fatigue were better for a year or so, then they returned. | My doctor says Lexapro wakes most people up but can have the opposite effect, as it started to have with me. We're slowly weaning me off Lexapro onto Zoloft, which is supposed to be weight-neutral. I already feel better after just a few days. | F | 52 | 1 years | 11/26/2008 | 5 | anxiety | love it!! | F | 43 | 5 years | 11/25/2008 | 4 | anxiety | headaches, weight gain. not anxious! makes a stressful life a little less crazy. | i was on anti-anx pills for 14 years. it's great while yr on it, but after i had cancer i decided to get off all pills. the withdrawal is Horrendous. words cant even describe- i thought i was going to have to be committed to a mental institution. my doctor helped me to come up with a taper plan over the course of 12 months that finally worked. the slower the taper the better. flaxseed oil helps w/ withdrawal too. glad to be drug free after all these years! | F | 28 | 14 years | 11/25/2008 | 4 | Lifetime of Depression/Anxiety | The first 2 days I didn't notice any differences, but to the 7th day I gradually began gaining alot more energy. It feels like a very weak amphetamine but without euphoria. A very undesirable side effect is I have only slept 1.5 hours in the last 5 days. I have always had bad insomnia but never like this. I have mixed emotions about this effect. I am able to do more during the day, my appetite has decreased, I do feel very slightly high, but tired yet energetic. One weird aspect to sleep deprivation is I had lucid hallucinations at night in the dark with closed eyes (not scary but rather funny which is unusual). The worst side effect noticed are my teeth. I clench and grind them without knowing, and I sometimes feel they are moving a bit. I wouldn't want my teeth to fall out. Even soft foods like spaghetti can be a bit uncomfortable. I must say that I like the overall effect it has had. I have spent the majority of the last 5 months locked in my small apartment without much interaction | M | 23 | 7 days | 11/25/2008 | 5 | Depression | The first 2 weeks: jaw clenching, no appetite (not complaining about that one), sleepiness, no sex drive, really weird dreams, and the worst part of it was a very "stoned" feeling. Almost all these symptoms went away after 2-3 weeks. I occasionally clench my jaw at night and if I take the pill before bed I'm not sleepy in the day time. Sex drive is low, but I can climax again. | Started meds because 2 close people died and caring for SIL who is dying of cancer and her children. Overworked, overwhelmed, and grieving. This is my first kind of depression medication, so I don't have much to compare it to. The first few weeks had funny side effects, but my mood was lifted, so it was worth the it. I worried I would gain weight, but it has decreased my appetite 25%, so I've lost a few needed pounds and have more control over my eating. Not sure if that is the medicine or the depression being lessened, but it is helping. | F | 33 | 2 months | 11/23/2008 |