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/Bipolar | nausea,constipation, sweating, weight gain...and any other side effect listed I had! | I was on Zoloft before this and I was to mellow. The Lexapro kicked me into 5th gear but in a bad way. I had more anxiety, couldn't rest mentally or physically and had every side effect that existed. I moved on to Wellbutrin and am much happier. | F | 27 | 6 weeks | 1/31/2008 | 1 | Depression and anxiety | horrible headaches, tingling in arms and legs, aching feeling in arms and legs, increased heart rate, sleeping all the time, went from sleeping 8 hours a night to 16 hours, would wake up and immediately start crying, had repetitive suicidal thoughts which I had never ever had before starting drug, zero motivation. | I am now on month six in the process to wean myself from lexapro. I went down from 20mg to 10 mg and immediately felt better. Suicidal thinking stopped. I wasn't crying every day. However the withdrawal symptoms were worse than the side effects. I have been going down very slowly on this drug and every time I drop the dose a few mg, 3 days later I get a huge spike in anxiety and depression, aching and flu-like symptoms. It takes about 7 days to level off. I am convinced that this drug is physiologically addicting. I feel like it would be easier to get off of heroin. In two weeks I go from 2.5 to zero and I am bracing myself for the storm. This drug robbed me of a year of my life. AWFUL!!!!!!!!!! The worst thing is my Pdoc didn't seem to realize that the drug could make my anxiety and depression worse or at least didn't tell me about it. Now they are including these warnings with the prescription. Scary how little some of these docs know about the one thing they are meant to be | F | 45 | 1 days | 1/31/2008 | 4 | Depression | a day and a half of nausea - that's it | I suffered from depression since high school but was able to function very well/my feelings got hurt easily and my depression worsened before my period/over the last two years my depression became a daily hindrance with a lot of crying and negative thinking...I never took any meds and was scared to death to start/but I did (5mg)/after two days, my feelings improved greatly/bad things just slide off my back/I feel like a new person | F | 47 | 10 days | 1/25/2008 | 5 | Depression | Headaches, diarrarhia, itchiness and takes longer to climax. | I love Lexapro and owe my life to it. The quality of life is 100 times better now. | M | 38 | 5 years | 1/23/2008 | 5 | depression/anxiety | slight loss of libido | took l0 mg lexapro in combination with .5 klonpin 3x a day, eliminated a cycle of depression and anxiety I had for 2 yrs. | M | 56 | 1 years | 1/22/2008 | 4 | depression, anxiety, ptsd | the first three days I had a headache. Feel a bit neausous and can't remember words for a few seconds. | I have only been on 5mgs for one week. however it has helped me feel less raw and uninsulated to lifes blows. I like felling a little more flat about a breakup which was bothering me tremendously. so far I like this drug alot. I was unable to tolerate any other anti depressant. I tried many and always got intolerable side effects. The side effects of the lexapro are very easy to deal with. I admit I am new to this drug so I will post again later. Thank you everyone for sharing your experiences. | F | 49 | 7 days | 1/22/2008 | 2 | Depression | Nausea (for about 1 week), headaches, brain "zaps" occasionally, extreme sleepiness, vivid dreams, loss of sex drive. | After being on Wellbutrin for about 6 months with good results, I went off medication altogether. Unfortunately, my depression returned with a vengeance after about 7 months. Went back to see a therapist. Still not too helpful. Went to see my Doc, was put on Lexapro 10mg. Some good results. Went to 20mg after some really tough life circumstances. Side-effects were unmanageable! Went back down to 10mg after 1 week on the higher dose. After 3 months on Lexapro and therapy, I will be switching to something else - perhaps Wellbutrin again? *BOTTOM LINE: you DON'T have to suffer through your depression. GET HELP!! The most important thing you can do is see a therapist. Drugs are only a secondary issue. If you do need drugs, be sure to closely work with your Doc, report side-effects promptly, etc. Don't give up on yourself... | M | 39 | 3 months | 1/21/2008 | 1 | Panic Attacks | First day I took it I had waves of panic attacks over and over. I was scared to death! Doctor said tightness in chest, numb hands and feet, waves of fear were due to panic attacks and put me on it. Made me like a complete zombie and felt like I was high all day long. I couldn't get out complete sentences and people kept asking me if I was okay. Felt like a string was attached to the inside of my stomach and the top of my head and pulling. Jaw clenching gave me unbelievable headaches and because you can't take any ibuprofen had to take Tylonol (it will cause stomach bleeding if you use NSAIDS with this med). Stomach was tightening so tight my back was killing me. My mother has taken these meds for years and had to have stomach biopsies because she ended up with stomach polyps that were gray. They weren't cancerous but they could develop into cancer. Was diagnosed with vitamin D deficiency and was worried about thyroid problems potentially presenting (negative) so I overobsessed and sent | If you're taking this medicine for panic attacks, DO NOT take more than 5 mg at first. 10 mg set me into waves of panic attacks so bad I had to get someone to give me a couple Xanax to make them stop. Taking 5 mg now and probably going to ween myself off of these. I don't want to deal with these side effects even though everyone says they will "go away." Stomach polyps? Diarhea? Jaw clenching? Stomach pains? Forget this. | F | 30 | 8 days | 1/21/2008 | 5 | anxiety | 1st week or so i noticed feeling a little sick to stomach. not sure if it's the medicine, but noticed i have started clenching my teeth. | It's been wonderful, my husband and boys said they were going to send the doctor a card:):) Before taking, I could never shut my brain down, it was constantly thinking like it was going to explode. I was very easy to fly off the handle. Had constant night mares. I'm able to let things slide off of my back. Have actually been taking naps, never before would allow myself to do such things. I've always been a clean freak, the house is still clean, but I've been able to have it clean enough, not spotless and not making me crazy. I've tried other meds but they just made me tired all the time and didn't really do much for my anxiety. Life is short, I've never been one to take mads unless I absolutely had to, well I absolutely needed Lexapro. My mother started taking it a couple of years ago, it has allowed us to become closer. I figured if it worked for her than it was the med for me, you know the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. I don't bring home my job anymore, which is e | F | 44 | 1 days | 1/20/2008 | 4 | Depression; anxiety | Jaw clenching; difficulty achieving orgasm; fatigue | Very pleased with Lexapro. Most of the fatigue passed after a week or so. I've found that the side effects are tolerable in exchange for the remarkably stable feeling I have and the absence of any depression or suicidal thoughts. | M | 45 | 4 months | 1/20/2008 | 4 | Anxiety / Pannic Attacks | The first night I took it, I took it a few hours after taking 1mg of Ativan (Lorazepam) and I fell asleep about an hour later! I couldt NOT stay awake any longer. | This is a GREAT pill and at FIRST the side effects are HORRIBLE. I couldnt sleep for the first week or two. Id be up till 4 am and get almost NO sleep for work. All of this and the other bad side effects will pass. You HAVE to give your body a chance to get used to this drug. After that its great. I think the wait is worth it. | M | 22 | 2 months | 1/18/2008 | 1 | PTSD as a result of loss of my son | restlessness My blood pressure elevated immediately | F | 44 | 2 days | 1/18/2008 | 4 | OCD | Day 1: I felt weird, shaky, a little brain-foggy, almost like a bit of a cold/fever Day 2: Not so bad. Very occasional and short periods of nausea. Some shakes around 20 hrs before the 1st dose Day 3: still some nausea & shakes but less in frequency and strength Day 4: same but less again Day 7: no nausea, no shakes. All seems well. | When I first started Lexapro I found this site and got really nervous! Luckily all seems ok after the first 3 days. And I’M LESS HUNGRY and losing weight (I think I’m obsessing less about food!). If things change, I'll post again. Good luck all. | F | 40 | 7 days | 1/17/2008 | 1 | Driving anxiety | While I was taking it, Lexapro helped me out a lot. After being hit by a drunk driver on the freeway, I had panic attacks when driving, but Lexapro helped. I have now weaned off of it and after almost a month off I still feel HORRIBLE!! I have these feelings in my head like a muted electrical jolt or a pulse when I move my head, and sometimes just when I move my eyes. I'm totally scared that I'm never going to feel better. I honestly wish I'd NEVER taken this drug and found some other way to deal with my anxiety attacks. Three years worth of driving is not worth what I'm going through now. I wish I knew if anyone else has had this problem when weaning off of Lexapro. | Think twice (or more than twice) and ask your doctor lots of questions. I'm not sure this drug is all it's cracked up to be. You've got to take into consideration what it's going to be like if and when you want to stop taking it. I weaned down "properly" and I still feel absolutely horrible - like I have the flu all the time and I'm in a TERRIBLE mood constantly. | F | 38 | 3 years | 1/17/2008 | 4 | Panic Attacks/GAD/Mild Depression | Weight gain, dry mouth, loss of libido, blurred vision, bloating and other stomach issues, dizziness and clumsiness | This medication really helped with my panic attacks and seemed to level out my mood overall. However, I am now having issues from the weight gain; ALL of my clothes are tight and many don't fit at all, and I work out four days a week! I am very uncomfortable and it seems like everything I eat just clings to my body. I've had no interest in sex for months, and I chew gum frequently for the dry mouth. I am now starting to taper off on the dosage so I can stop taking it altogether. I've been taking 10mg and am now on 5mg, but I am concerned about the withdrawal symptoms I've been reading about, as some of them seem quite serious and scary. | F | 39 | 10 months | 1/16/2008 | 4 | Anxiety and Stress | The two most frustrating side effects for me are weight gain of about 30 pounds over 2 1/2 years and decreased sex drive. I got frustrated with the weight gain and stopped taking it for about a month and realized that I started getting anxious and angry again. So back on it I went... The decreased sex drive is frustrating since I was 28 when I started, and I also feel somewhat "emotion-less." I don't cry like I used to but my PMS has lessened. Also, I have recently noticed (and confirmed by my eye doctor) that it is affecting my vision, so that it seems blurry or like I can't quite focus. My eye doctor said that can be caused by the Lexapro. | This drug has changed my life. I'm a teacher and the stress can become OVERWHELMING. I was constantly doing more, feeling more stressed, getting anxious about not getting my work done which caused more stress and anxiety. This medication helped subside all of those feelings and made me feel more in control of myself, my reactions to things, and my life. I also learned that the anxiety affected many things when I was younger like stage fright or performance anxiety. I have gained an enormous amount of confidence because I am no longer nearly as anxious. The most frustrating is the wieght gain. I'm an active person and I eat fairly well, but it just keeps adding on. My new doctor didn't seem to think it was a problem or offer a solution other than a food diary (which I've done before). It's sad, but I wish there was another drug to take to counteract the weight gain. | F | 30 | 2 years | 1/16/2008 | 4 | anxiety, depression | at first, a little tired. Vivid dreams, lack of libido, increased appetite | This definitely helped me through a difficult point in my life. OCD-type thinking diminished, anxiety much less. zero sex drive, weight gain (about 1 lb per month), and lack of energy were not so great. I went off of it for these reasons, but also b/c the stress & crisis in my life resolved itself. | F | 40 | 8 months | 1/16/2008 | 5 | Depression, anxiety | none | This helped me so much, it was a few years ago, but I never remember having any side effects at all. I have been off it for a while now, just stopped taking it with no withdrawal or anything! Just wanted you all to know that there was a success story out there............ | F | 20 | 2 years | 1/15/2008 | 3 | Anxiety symptoms w/out anxiety | Nausea first night - once I began to take with food, it went away. Dizziness, getting progressively less as time goes on. Brick-on-chest feeling about an hour before I'm due to take next pill. | I've only been on it for about a week, but I notice an improvement in my symptoms. I was given this med. for memory problems (forgetfulness, disassociation), and it seems to help. I weaned on it by taking 5mg, and after 2 days I went up to 10mg. That seemed to help the side-effects. I previously took Celexa and had an AWFUL experience (panic attacks, weak legs, irritability, cry jags) so was tentative about Lexapro, but so far it's been a positive experience. | F | 23 | 8 days | 1/15/2008 | 4 | GAD, panic attacks. | The usual ones mentioned. Mild or non existant now. | Is helping so far. I wonder how many of the negative reviews are by rival drug makers. Don't believe everything you read...a lot of these posts are phony. | M | 34 | 6 weeks | 1/14/2008 |