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 |
| 4 | general anxiety disorder | none | I have been on 10mg for a year since panic attacks started after the death of my son. Just recently I had my first panic attack in 11mos...out of nowhere. I upped my dosage on my own (I'll tell the doc next week) to 15mg and am considering adding L-theanine to my daily routine. I like it; I haven't noticed any side effects, but perhaps that is b/c I was only on 10mg? | F | 33 | 1 years | 9/29/2007 | 1 | Depression | None. | Unfortunately, this medication did absolutely nothing for me. I took the recommended dosage for around 4 months, and felt no changes whatsoever. Don't let this discourage you though, as I've had to try a lot of different med cocktails to satisfy my wrecked brain... | F | 20 | 4 months | 9/29/2007 | 5 | Anxiety and Depression during chemo | Slight headache lasted 3-4 days, loss of appetite lasted about 1 1/2 weeks. Morning sleepiness lasted 3-4 days as well. Insomnia when taken at night. Switched to morning dosing. Some insomnia problems still, but I attribute those more to some of the chemotherapy drugs than to the Lexapro | Being diagnosed with Cancer and facing 6 months of chemotherapy has been overwhelming for me. Dr. originally tried Paxil which made me violently ill. We moved on to Zoloft which was not as bad as the Paxil, but still kept me up at night vomiting. As a last resort, we tried the Lexapro and I had zero nausea. The other side effects listed above were minimal and went away within a few days. Took about 2 weeks to "kick in", but I'm feeling so much calmer and positive. Lexapro is giving me the strength I need to face my battle with cancer. In fact, in some ways my mood is better than it has been in years. I may have needed this stuff long ago! | F | 44 | 2 weeks | 9/28/2007 | 1 | anxiety | First week - started off a bit stoned then nauseous when coming down, increased body temperature, sweating, shaking, headache. Next few weeks - sex died, feel spacey, a bit of an ADD effect, dry mouth, tired ALL the time, mild headache, feel NO emotion except anger. bad mood and angry all the time. bad impact on relationship. | This is some BAD stuff. I had simply asked for something to help a bit with anxiety so they put me on 10mg a day. Just wanted something to help with it and the result was a complete change in personality. I couldn't feel happy, sad, anxious. Emotions completely died... not to mention my sex drive. Could still feel anger though. Oh yes, became VERY angry ALL THE TIME and I'm normally very good natured. Definitely don't take, it has a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde effect. | M | 26 | 1 months | 9/28/2007 | 4 | Depression, OCD, GAD | nausea, increased anxiousness (temporary) | I began taking Lexapro two days ago for my anxiety. The side effects so far are not significant, and I'm already feeling a noticeable improvement in my mood. | M | 18 | 2 days | 9/26/2007 | 4 | anxiety/depression | Initial-brain zaps, headache, fatigue: all went away after 2 weeks Later-Weight gain | This drug worked very well for anxiety and mild depression. If you can tough it out for the first couple of weeks with the side effects...it is worth it. Really quite amazing. I was actually able to overcome a long-standing fear of flying. I have gained weight that I have been unable to lose with diet/exercise. I have discontinued my daily 10 mg dose to see if I can lose the weight. I did not have any withdrawal side effects. | F | 48 | 2 years | 9/26/2007 | 4 | anxiety, mood-disorder, depression | The best thing I can say about Lexapro is that OTHERS have noticed the change in before I did!! I started taking Lexapro at night in case it would make me drowsy. Had quite the opposite effect and it gave me insomnia, but I've had trouble sleeping on and off for quite some time. Decided to give it a few more days before taking it in the morning. After about a week, the insomnia went away. I've noticed that I dont fly off the handle like before. I'm able to handle stress better. My severe mood swings have improved alot!! | F | 26 | 1 months | 9/25/2007 | 1 | depression/anxiety | SCARY!!! paranoia, sweating, burning sensation all over body, horrible panic attack(worse than I ever had), and Insomnia | I want to try taking this again, to get past the symptoms, but I am terrified. | F | 23 | 1 days | 9/25/2007 | 1 | Anxiety | Long-term complete loss of sex life, sleep disturbances, tired and spacey all the time, personality changes (anger, irritability), weight gain | I lost my libido on Lexapro five years ago and it has never come back. That alone should make you want to steer clear of this one. It also made just about everything that might affect my anxiety worse (see side effect list), and ironically, though I was not depressed when I began taking it, its effects on my life made me so. | F | 23 | 9 months | 9/23/2007 | 4 | Major depression and suicidal | Dry mouth, some sleepiness and excessive yawning | This has been a god send for me. Before I was barely functional and honestly might not be here. Any side effects were , for me, tolerable compared to the benefits. They pretty much disappeared after two weeks or so. | F | 38 | 2 years | 9/22/2007 | 2 | depression | Wonder drug for several months--then downhill | Was on Zoloft for 5 1/2 yrs-then to Lexapro. It was GREAT! I felt normal & happy. But then I was sleepy so I started taking it at bedtime. I could sleep for 10-12 hours. Then I couldn't sleep very long at all-a couple of hours/night. FORGETFULNESS is a real problem. I have WEIGHT GAIN. Told the doctor, that I wasn't sure it was working for me...increased to 20 mg. I have been having JOINT PAIN that must be a side effect. I am having those paralyzing thoughts again "that I can't do anything right" etc. I went back to 10 mg. I go back to the doctor in a month or less. I need something else. | F | 43 | 1 years | 9/22/2007 | 2 | Major Depression | Mania, decreased sexual drive, inability to achieve orgasm, dry mouth, insomnia, tremors | SSRI's can trigger mania in people with major depression that are actually bipolar. I found out I was bipolar after taking Lexapro for a week. I was consequently hospitalized for four days. The research I've done seems to suggest that no other SSRI is as likely to trigger a manic episode as Lexapro, and I had taken Paxil and Prozac before it. Since the SSRIs are mostly the same and Lexapro is known for such extreme sexual side effects, it makes more sense to just take Wellbutrin and avoid the sexual side effects and chance of mania or insomnia. | M | 22 | 1 weeks | 9/21/2007 | 1 | Mother Was Taking For Depression | VERY spaced-out acting, complained of digestive problems (nausea, diarrhea, etc.), social withdrawal, paranoia, not acting like "herself". | PATIENTS TAKE WARNING: THINK SERIOUSLY BEFORE YOU TAKE THIS STUFF...IT CAN DO VERY BAD THINGS TO YOU PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY! Around a month ago, my 63 yr. old Mom had just been weaned off from Cymbalta and placed on Lexapro for depression. She had a long history of Mental Illness, including psychotic episodes, deep depressions, suicidal feelings, hearing voices, etc. She was doing reasonably well, except for a bit of depression and some insomnia probably caused by the Cymbalta. Long story short--she got REALLY spacey and weird on the Lexapro (see side effects that I listed)--and on Sept. 3 she got one of my Dad's guns and committed suicide. If I had only known how she was REALLY feeling, I would've insisted that she check into the hospital... I repeat: BEWARE of this drug! | F | 43 | 3 weeks | 9/21/2007 | 4 | depression | Dizziness. Dry mouth. Yawning. All left after a couple of weeks. Erectile disfunction. Inability to orgasm. Lack of sexual desire. | 2 months now and so far so good. Lexapro has certainly lifted my mood and allowed me to think clearly and comfortably. It's also got me more motivated,out of my chair and into some mild exercise. I intend to stay on it for a while. The only side effect that's really concerned me is the sexual one. However the inability to orgasm has been addressed by use of a prostate massager which works well despite being embarrassing. I'm slowly beginning to have erections again so I expect that eventually the orgasm inability will resolve itself. Another reviewer above mentioned in his case it took several months. I began with ten and moved to twenty after a month. I don't intend to escalate. I'll report again at 6 months. | M | 52 | 2 months | 9/20/2007 | 3 | General Anxiety and Depression | Over the course of six months I still experience trouble falling and staying asleep, severe jaw clenching, low libido, difficulty achieving orgasm, and lethargy. I did not have any of these problems prior to taking Lexapro. I have also gained 25 pounds while on Lexapro and I hike 8 hours a day for my job. The weight gain is not natural-it has to be due to the drug. | I'm am starting to wean myself off Lexapro this week. Hopefully it won't be horrible. It did help me with my mild anxiety, but the side effects are now too great. Depression has increased because I can't fit into my clothes and feel unattractive. Hopefully I will be able to take this extra weight off after I stop taking Lexapro. | F | 25 | 6 months | 9/20/2007 | 4 | Significant stress, sleeplessness | Clenching jaw after three weeks | I have been taking Lexapro for almost a month and so far it has taken the edge off my feelings of being stressed all the time. But I realize now the only answer to my problems is to make a change in my life. | F | 54 | 27 days | 9/19/2007 | 1 | Anxiety | Extreme nausea and vomiting about 2 hours after taking my first (and only) 10 mg dose. The nausea subsided, but 5 hours later I still feel dazed, dizzy, blurred vision, inability to focus mentally, and cold flashes. | I would not recommend that anyone with a sensitive constitution take this medication. The side effects are much too awful. | M | 40 | 1 days | 9/18/2007 | 5 | severe depression and anxiety | In the first month or so of taking it I had "tired days" where I couldn't stop sleeping but this really wasnt much different from when I was depressed. Also, I have continually had dry mouth and some weight gain. Overall, BEST I have felt in my whole life. | I would just like to say to the people that tell others to not take this medication that you are SEVERELY impacting how others may get treatment. Go to a psychiatrist that will truly evaluate your situation and if this medication doesn't work then keep trying until something does. I would be dead now if my doctor hadn't put me on lexapro. The side effects are well worth being alive today! They were never severe enough for me to quit taking this medication. Also, it takes two weeks for lexapro to build up in your system so you need to give it time. I am just so irritated by people who use there scare tactics so that someone else won't use a particular medication. Its that attitude that keeps others from getting the help THEY NEED! Every medication has SIDE EFFECTS! Aspirin HAS SIDE EFFECTS!!!! So please weigh the good with the bad before just reading these comments and getting so scared that you lock yourself in your house and dont get the help you need... | F | 20 | 6 years | 9/16/2007 | 4 | mild depression | first month - fatigue, dry mouth; second month - insomnia; lasting side effects - sweating | I became a more easy-going person on this drug. Before I was tense and snappy and not getting along well with most of my family. I noticed a difference within 3 days on lexapro - all positive. After experimenting with dosing time (I now take it in the morning) and getting through the first few months side effects, I am now content. The sweating is annoying, but manageable. | F | 33 | 1.5 years | 9/16/2007 | 5 | anxiety,panic,OCD,depression | naseau, tiredness, | I love it! It's a life saver. I could hardly get out of bed I would have lost my job, because I had already called in to work a bit and was unable to function before I started lexapro. I now can function, I feel better! It's GREAT! | F | 22 | 2 months | 9/14/2007 |