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 | Depression, General Anxiety, OCD | Very intense, vivid dreams; constant state of drowsiness; yawning; increased appetite; levels out emotions | I was on 20 mg of Lexapro for awhile and decided to cut back due to negative side effects. I existed on only 5 mg for about a month, and suddenly, I crashed one day. I experienced extreme depression and mentally separated myself from reality. Now I'm back on 15 mg and have definitely noticed an improvement. However, I am having extremely vivid dreams which disturb me every night, and my appetite has increased which worries me. Overall though, Lexapro has made me a much happier person who is learning how to love life again. | F | 20 | 6 months | 7/27/2007 | 1 | anxiety | Worsing of anxiety, panic attacks, weight loss, nausea | I HATED THIS MEDICINE. I took my self off of it! It really made me feel like something was truely wrong with me! I also suffer from Mitral Valve Prolapse and Lexapro made my symptoms of it even worse. | F | 18 | 2 months | 7/27/2007 | 4 | depression and anxiety | light headed and increased anxiety the first few days, then subsided. the following side effects continue, sometimes more markedly than at other times: night sweats, excessive yawning, decreased sex drive, weight gain, vivid dreams, insomnia | stopped using lexapro for 4 months or so and became extremely depressed again. went back on the lexapro and within 3 weeks i felt much better and by week 6 i was back to even keel again. | F | 36 | 1.5 years | 7/25/2007 | 3 | Depression & anxiety | Very sleepy, nausea, spacing out a lot, dizzy, shakey | Its kinda making me feel like a zombie and I've only been on it for a few days at 5mg and I'm meant to increase it to 10mg, its making me feel unable to express myself emotionally and very hyper, when I'm not hyper I feel dead, like desperate for sleep. | F | 15 | 3 days | 7/25/2007 | 4 | General Anxiety | speed like effect (friends described this as my acting like i has 10 cups of caffine), loss of appetite, dry mouth, jaw clenching, "foggy" head, dialiated pupils, insomina!!!, 1 week of night sweats, dizziness, "utter happiness", a bit of staring...leading to about 12lbs of weight loss. after 2.5 months: yawning, lethargy, tiredness about 4 hours after taking | this drug takes time to work properly but it worked miracles for me. it turned me back into the happy, carefree person i use to be. i believe because i was so highly anxious and not sleeping at night before taking this drug, it helped me lose the weight i'd been trying to lose for 1 year. i calmed down, got happy, ate less, and had more control over my self than i'd had in a very long time. the weightloss has been gradual, and it is probably due to my abilty to deal with stress much better and to feel "good" again. i can miss a dose and still feel good. i started at 10mg - which was way to much for me, dropped it down to 5mg - and have recently been building back up to the 10mg again. I plan to take this as long as I can...and thats coming from someone who was scared to try any SSRI "ever." Also, be careful while drinking alcohol - I blacked out for the first time ever and it was the scariest thing to experience. One drink will feel like 3! Be careful! | F | 32 | 2.5 months | 7/23/2007 | 4 | mild depression | VIVID DREAMS!!!!!! | Woah what is going on here?? For a while before I started taking lexapro, I couldnt remember my dreams at all. I was beginning to think I'd stopped dreaming! Within a few days of starting lexapro oh my god the dreams are vivid, intense, long, and complex! And I can remember every detail of them when i wake up in the morning.It Feels like im living in 2 different worlds, my daytime world and dream world. Each seems as real as the other. So bizarre! I must say I absolutly love this side effect, I cant believe its been so marked though I didnt expect it at all! Makes going to bed a lot more exciting. Also feel very happy, confident and a general sense of wellbeing. Have had no negative side effects, glad I tried it. | F | 25 | 60 days | 7/19/2007 | 3 | Post partum Depression | Initially a feeling of contentment. After the first month I did not care about ANYTHING anymore I was in a state of complete happiness - I never got angry or agitated even when I should have. Weight gain of 5 pounds and eventually I got to where I could not stop sleeping. I felt like I was on a "good high" all the time. | This medication worked very well to get me out of depressions. It was very easy to stop taking I gradually weaned myself off of it after 3 months of use. The only down side to the medication was the weight gain and the lethargy that set in after the first month. | F | 30 | 3 months | 7/18/2007 | 1 | depression | very strong nausea and headache. | Couldn't even stand to take it long enough to figure out if it worked because the side effects were so bad. | F | 28 | 2 days | 7/18/2007 | 3 | Depression due to injury | Usual beginning side effects, total loss of libido, flat line personality, sever sleepiness at end, mild withdrawls after cold turkey, not recommended! Depression has not returned, YET. | I was very badly hurt in a fall. It led to depression and the opiates made it worse. I started with 10mg and had a week or so of moderate discomfort, but at the same time felt my libido slip away. No interest in sex when it used to be one of my center focuses. Was not happy, sad, depressed, just was. Upped to 20mg, no help. Going through the motions. Wife liked the improvement in temperment, but the cost is too high. I am looking at surgery again and may need it again, but really don't look forward to it. Total lack of interest in job and life in general, first time thinking dead may be better than live. Only been off a couple weeks, we shall see. | M | 53 | 4 years | 7/17/2007 | 4 | anxiety/depression | First few days headache and jaw clenching, still unable to have an orgasim but the act feels good and I have the desire so thats proving to be hard. | I feel lexapro has given me the time to put things into perspective before just reacting (flipping out mad or upset). I still have emotions about everything but not always worrying or upset about everything. I tried Paxil 4 years ago for 2 mos. and was a zombie. The last week I have been having a little anxiety about things - I notice I keep taking deep breaths - but I still function and am not obsessing on things. I am about to start my period so I am attributing the slight anxiety to that. I am also in perimenopause. If the orgasim thing werent such a big deal I would be really happy. | F | 36 | 4 weeks | 7/14/2007 | 2 | PTSD, panic/anxiety, depression | increased anxiety, more panic attacks, uncontrollably bursting into tears | i started at 5 mgs, felt like i was on speed for the first few days. 2 weeks later the anxiety had increased into panic. the Dr. had me skip a day then start back at 2.5 mgs daily. that was ok for about 3 days then i started having constant panic/anxiety, as well as crying a lot at innappropriate times. i stopped taking the lexapro, the anxiety has lightened a little bit, but the crying hasn't. i haven't taken the lexapro for over a week. | F | 28 | 5 weeks | 7/13/2007 | 4 | Panic Attacks and anxiety | Not many, dizzy the first day but thats to be expected. Teeth gringing and loss of sex-drive but not completely! | Started on 5mg for a week, then upped to 10mg for 4 weeks and am now on 15mg. Definitely has helped re-condition my mind to not panic etc. I did have one panic attack at the start but even the symptons of the panic felt milder! I do think they take a few weeks to kick in. Has helped me re-gain my confidence about going in to bars, restaurants and shops which I was terrified to do because of the fear of having panic attacks! Subsequently the anxiety that developed as a result of panic attacks has almost gone. I am happy to continue taking them for a little longer. They have slowed my metabolism and lowered my appetite a little. I am quite health conscious and read some reviews where people put on a lot of weight. I haven't so far, but am very active and fit but I will be keeping an eye on this aspect. Plus, you can have a few drinks on them with no ill effects! | F | 32 | 2 months | 7/12/2007 | 4 | depression | dizziness, lightheaded upon standing | I seem to have lost the ability to cry. Other than that it has been great. | F | 40 | 2 years | 7/12/2007 | 1 | mild anxiety with menopause | heart racing,very restless,lathargic,couldnt sleep,feeling like jumping out of skin,extreme nausea,heart burn, dizziness | I hated it! Only took for one day but cannot handle these side effects. Took at bedtime and woke up 4 hours later high strung,pacing the floors, extreme nausea, heart racing, feeling like I could jump out of my skin.Then being lathargic set in, had to call off work because I just could not get out of bed. It was a drugged, extreme hangover feeling, and I was dizzy every time I got up. This lasted 12 hours after 1st dose and I still feel nausea, fatigued and lagging after 18 hours. (10 mg) No thanks! I feel better dealing with the original problem than feeling this way! It was a horrible last 18 hours! | F | 48 | 1 days | 7/12/2007 | 5 | depression, anxiety | insomnia first week only, some decrease in libido | My therapist diagnosed me w/dysthymia - low grade depression - and we believed I'd suffered this my whole life. At least once a year it would become major depression and I ahve self medicated with vicodins and abused other uppers over the years. I never felt "balanced" but now I DO. I take just 5mg a day. This may sound extreme or corny but is this what NORMAL feels like? Wish I found this sooner. I laugh, I don't feel crazy and out of whack I feel EVEN and steady. its great. | F | 34 | 3 months | 7/11/2007 | 4 | Depression, anxiety, panic attacks | Inability to ejacalate, but with alot of work was able to overcome. Insomnia. | I feel this product help stabilize my condition of anxiety and panic attacks after a few weeks. But if I miss a dose on day or two I become more irritable and aggressive. | M | 43 | 9 months | 7/11/2007 | 3 | Depression | I was very sad and depressed, had my parents seperate , boyfriend cheated on my after 11 years. | I think the weight gaining is a BIG problem with the Drug. If it didnt have a weight gain problem i would recommend anyone to take it | F | 30 | 2 years | 7/10/2007 | 2 | PTSD, anxiety/panic, depression | severely increased anxiety/panic, | i started at 5 mgs, felt like i was on speed for the first week, then constant panic. tried to "power through" for the next couple of weeks. Dr. had me skip a day, then take 2.5 mgs. still had the anxiety. after i had 4 panic attacks in 3 days, and started bursting into tears uncontrollably and at innappropriate times, i quit taking it all together. called the Dr. but he's on vacation... | F | 28 | 5 weeks | 7/10/2007 | 1 | death in family | suicide thoughts, major twitching, nausea just an hour after taking it. I only took HALF a pill (as instructed by my doc) and discontiuned it because I was scared something worse might happen. Now years later, I have breathing problems, other muscle problems, also running thoughts. I feel like it had altered my brain in some way. I have memory problems, racing thoughts that keep me up or from doing anything at all, sometimes it feels like my head is going to explode..i don't think I'm the same person in now. I react to situation..i feel i'm less inhibited...less control over my behavior. Over all I do not think it's worth all this just to get over grief or any sadness in life because it could take your life. I HOPE NO ONE TAKES LEXAPRO BECAUSE IT CAN LAST YEARS AFTER. it's not worth it..go exercise, seek family and friends, take up some hobbies or vacations. REALLY check the side effect info for this medication before taking it. it's listed there because significant number of ppl | check this website about side effects that last years after. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_zaps ALSO I talked to my professor about my medication because I was unable to function after taking it. he told me that one gradstudent took lexapro and started hearing voices. that's also one side effect that you don't want. so anyways.. DONT TAKE IT...u don't want to risk getting some of the really bad side effects for who knows how long. | F | 22 | 1 days | 7/10/2007 | 3 | Depression, anxiety, panic attacks | Extreme sleepiness. When possible, I slept for 12-16 hours a day for the entire six months I took Lexapro. Marked decrease in libido. Completely anorgasmic. Other side effects were mild or non-existent. | Wasn't strong enough for me. Had only mild benefit for depression. For five of the six months I was on it, it worked very well for social anxiety, but kinda pooped out toward the end. Added Wellbutrin at varying doses to address the sleepiness and libido/orgasm issues, but still suffered. Then tried Cymbalta with disasterous results. Might try Zoloft now. | M | 51 | 6 months | 7/9/2007 |