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 | GAD | loos stool, insomnia, hoot-owl eyeballs, I hate that, weight loss and cat afford it on weigh 100 now. no appitite | I went frm 10mg to breaking it in half w/o asking my doc. I kinda leveled out. I smile a lot now. I will be smiling when I tell doc that now he needs to give me something for sleep. Overall, I feel great around people and I dont sweat the small stuff. NEW POLICY I HAVE: IF IT DONT GET DONE, IT DONT GET DONE. | F | 26 | 7 days | 4/6/2007 | 3 | Anxiety and depression | FATIGUE...started after 2 weeks...very hard to get up in morning. Often go back to sleep for 1-2 hours after getting kids off to school, about 7 pounds weight gain | Has definitely reduced anxiety (though I am still taking 2mg/day of Klonopin, which I have been on for several years. However last year the Klonopin became much less effective and Lexapro is a definite help--slowly going off the Klonopin. Started on 5 mg for first week, then switched to current dose of 10 mg. MUCH improved in week 2-3, but now have the morning fatigue, weight gain, and feeling more depressed (though not anxious)....ramping my exercise program up which I'm hoping will help with all of the side effects. | M | 48 | 5 weeks | 4/6/2007 | 3 | bipolar, anxiety disorders | I experienced extremely vivid dreams. So vivid that I couldn't distinguish what was real and what was a dream. Made for interesting conversations with ppl that I dreamt about :-P I also experienced a lot of nausia in the beginning till I got used to it. I also experienced severe mood swings. | I guess overall it sort of made me feel better. Although the weird intense dreams kinda wreaked havoc on my life while I was on it. And it made me more mellow, however, if I got angry at something, BOY did I get angry. | F | 25 | 3 months | 4/5/2007 | 4 | depression | lose bowels, sexual side effects | Very effective, but if you miss a dose for 1-2 days, it can really cause problems (Dizziness, nausea) | M | 37 | 7 months | 4/4/2007 | 4 | Depression | Decreased sex drive and ejaculation delay | Aside from that, it's been all good. Improvement in my morale has been great, I feel like my old self again! | M | 46 | 2 weeks | 4/4/2007 | 5 | postpartem anxiety/panic disorder | insomnia, increased anxiety, dizziness, fogginess, and just plain feeling weird all day | Seems to be doing its job. Took about 8 weeks to start feeling effects, but glad I stuck with it | F | 38 | 8 weeks | 4/3/2007 | 5 | Depression | Tiredness, some mild anxiety, trouble sleeping. Everything went away after 3 weeks execpt trouble sleeping. | I'm at 3 weeks on lexapro 10mg and it has helped tremendously! I almost feel like my old self. I'm still haivng some insomnia from it, but I'm still pretty early on it and hope it improves. It is well worth it so far! | M | 30 | 3 weeks | 4/3/2007 | 3 | anxiety, pms | tiredness, ear ringing, jaw clenching at night, dry mouth, hands shaking, bit more anxiety, vivid dreams | I've only been on lexapro for 2 weeks. I get all the symptoms of pms (irritable, angry, insomnia, moods, anxiety, crying spells, taking things to heart, sensitive, tension etc) so my doctor put me on lexapro 10mg, which I take at night, its helped me sleep really well but so far I haven't noticed any change in my moods etc | F | 31 | 2 weeks | 4/3/2007 | 5 | depression/anxiety/panic attacks | first two months night sweats crazy dreams headaches but have tappered off now | i take 20mg a day and i am very happy with the results so far less depression and anxiety and panic attacks i am feeling much better now and its only been 8 weeks | F | 29 | 8 weeks | 4/2/2007 | 5 | Anxiety | Decreased sex drive (I have gotten most of it back). Difficulty reaching orgasim (also much better now). Excessive sweating. Get very sleepy with alchohol. Tend to feel very tired about 8 hours after I take it, so I take it at 3pm everyday. Often lethargic (I sometimes stay in bed all Saturday if my boyfriend isn't around to motivate me). Some weight gain (but I've lost it again with out much effort, just being mindful) | I was a complete mess when I started Lexapro and my symptoms got WORSE for about 2 weeks after I started taking it. The first 6 months or so I had pretty severe side effects, but even then it was worth it. Lexapro gave me my life back. I stopped obsessing over little things, assuming the worst, taking every negative comment to heart. No more crying spells, no more physical pain, no more panic. Even better, most of the side effects decreased significantly over time, but I still get very tired and can't really drink alchohol. My boyfriend has complained that I lack the "spark" I used to have. I am not all that passionate about things anymore, but I sure was a little too passionate about every little thing before Lexapro. I'm still a happy, confident person. Its worth it. | F | 25 | 2 years | 4/1/2007 | 5 | Anxiety | Tiredness, probably some weight gain, occassionally problems with orgasm, brain snaps, anxiety, and irritability if I fail to take it, can drink very little while taking it | I probably couldn't do my job without Lexapro. It takes away anxiety and allows me to not obsess on insignificant factors. I have taken between 5 and 10 mg. At 10 mg I feel a little too happy. 5 doesn't seem like quite enough. Tiredness is a problem with this drug, but the lack of anxiety that I feel is an acceptable tradeoff. | F | 43 | 4 years | 3/31/2007 | 5 | anxiety/panic attacks | sleeplesness for a few days | has helped me A LOT with anxiety. I went from having panic attacks every other day, to now rarely if ever having them. | F | 37 | 6 months | 3/31/2007 | 5 | depression, anxiety | severe dry mouth, headaches, insomnia | I LOVE Lexapro. I was depressed and crying almost every day, and within a week of starting Lexapro, it was like night and day. Much more stable, no more crying, lots of energy, very positive. I have however begun breaking out in hives after 3 months of use, and I don't know if it's connected to Lexapro or just stress. No matter the side effects, I am very happy with this drug. I've been on and off meds for 15 years. I've tried Zoloft, Nortriptyline, and Effexor, and Lexapro has by far the least troublesome side effects and works the best for me, surprisingly so. | F | 30 | 3.5 months | 3/30/2007 | 4 | Anxiety/depression | teeth clenching, dry mouth and inceased appetite in the day and heavy head, slight headache(probably from the teeth clenching), restless legs while sleeping. Loss of sex drive but still love my wife all the same. | First two weeks there was no improvement but now I am seeing a lot of improvement and I am now much better than even before my depression was diagnosed. ie: I probably was depressed but didn't know it. I am on 10 Mg for a few weeks and hope to cut down to 5 MG for if they come in that size. | M | 51 | 21 days | 3/30/2007 | 4 | Generalized Anxiety | Hard to maintain my weight, insomnia, blackouts. But anxiety is much better. | I am in my 6th week of taking Lexapro and in the last couple of weeks have blacked out after a couple glasses of wine. I've read through this list and have not seen anyone else with these symptoms. | F | 38 | 6 weeks | 3/29/2007 | 4 | major depressive disorder | in the beginning dizziness, nausua, shakes, | It worked very while, but only for 4 months. | F | 20 | 4 months | 3/29/2007 | 4 | Depression and OCD | Headache the first 2 days. None after. Dry mouth. I just drink more water (its good for me) Weight loss. Hyper (but that is okay! :) Lots of energy. some ocd symptoms minimalized. No other side effects like other drugs. I like it. | This is my second month on Lexapro. We shall see. I am better for taking it. | F | 50 | 60 days | 3/29/2007 | 1 | Depression, anxiety, panic attacks | Vomiting, extreme nausea, couldn't even hold down the medicine, terrible nightmares, increased depression, anxiety, panic attacks. | I Would not recommend!! I was on this medicine for about 2 months, with increased dosage in between, and this medicine made me worse than I was before starting it. JUST AWFUL!! | F | 26 | 2 months | 3/29/2007 | 1 | Depression, anxiety, panic attacks | Vomiting, extreme nausea, couldn't even hold down the medicine, terrible nightmares, increased depression, anxiety, panic attacks. | I Would not recommend!! I was on this medicine for about 2 months, with increased dosage in between, and this medicine made me worse than I was before starting it. JUST AWFUL!! | M | 26 | 2 months | 3/29/2007 | 4 | depression, anxiety | headaches, "foggy"head, stuffy nose, weight gain | I dragged my feet filling the prescription because I feared the weight gain side effect I've read about. My doctor assured me that this doesn't usually happen with lexapro, so I started taking in. After the initial period of fatigue and problems sleeping (give it at least 6 weeks to kick in), I've found it to be wonderful. People have told me I'm my old self and I as many other have stated, I don't get as stressed over the small stuff and I don't obsess as much. However, I have gained 12 pounds; it took me years of hard workouts and diet to get in shape and this 12 additional pounds is a problem. I'm giving it 3 more weeks of harder workouts and dieting and if there's no weight loss, I'm afraid I'm going to have to discontinue lexipro and hope for the best. This drug is great and much better than my experience with effexor!!! Good luck. | F | 44 | 3 months | 3/28/2007 |