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, Anxiety | First week I took 5mg a day and it helped me get to sleep a lot faster. Since then I've taken 10mg a day - my insomnia is back, libido is shot, I have difficulty reaching orgasm, and often the orgasms are duds. | I still have my blue days like every one else, but Lexapro has helped me to sustain a content mood for most of the time. It has prevented my anxiety from escalating to panic attacks in tough times. I plan to seek help for the sexual side effects. | F | 21 | 1.5 years | 3/11/2007 | 1 | Depression/PTSD | Little at first, usual no libido. Good for my IBS--actually got rid of all constipation!..but then made me MORE DEPRESSION, SERIOUSLY APATHETIC. | Since it made me much more depressed, so apathetic, I didn't care about anything even work. MISSED A WEEK plus of work and got fired! Maybe I should sue manufacturers for back-pay? | F | 39 | 3 months | 3/10/2007 | 3 | anxiety | Sleeplessness at a higher dosage | I feel lexapro has helped a lot with my anxiety, but when she increased it from 5mg to 10mg, I started waking up in the middle of the night and couldnt go to sleep, so i felt like crap the next day. She lowered my dose back down to 5mg and added trazodone, which has helped a lot. | F | 22 | 3 months | 3/9/2007 | 5 | Depression, GAD | loss of sexual drive, loss of appetite both disappeared over time | lexapro helped me a great deal. i only recently stopped taking it, as i had been on it a very long time and its effectiveness wore off. in my opinion, the minor side effects experienced during the first months of treatment were more than worth the eventual total relief of symptoms. i was switched to cymbalta today. | M | 15 | 3 years | 3/7/2007 | 4 | anxiety/panic attacks | Very mild jaw clenching, mild headaches and some increased anxiety the first few weeks, especially first thing in the morning. | I started at 10 mg and moved to 15mg after 2 weeks. I'm now at the month mark taking this med. It seems to be helping but improvement seems quite subtle at this point. I may increase to 20mg and see if I notice a more profound difference. But most days now I don't take Xanax which I felt I needed pretty much daily before the Lexapro. So that is a positive sign. | F | 57 | 4 weeks | 3/7/2007 | 4 | anxiety/depression | dry mouth, slight rash, headaches early on, slight fatigue, delayed ejaculation | lexapro is a great drug. started out at 10mg a day and feel great. Social anxiety is gone and im feeling good helped me with withdrawal symptoms from alcohol and marijuana use. Used to have severe depression now i dont.Suggest use for anyone who has anxiety in social environments. | M | 21 | 6 weeks | 3/7/2007 | 3 | anxiety and depression | Started it after just going off 15 mg of paxil, tritrated down within 3 weeks. At first it was great then as the paxil slowly left, I feel too up, even though I wanted to feel awake which I really neverdid withthe paxil. I am currently at 2.5. I tried going up to 3.? and after 3 days felt like I couldn't stop moving, but was hard to focus so I did things like wash my kitchen floor etc. I called my dr. office they told me to drop it down to 2.5 until they could see me. I was able before last night to take it at bedtime and fall asleep, last night I had to take a tiny bit, less than 1/8 ativan to get to sleep. Will this go away? | 55 | 30 days | 3/5/2007 | 5 | Depression, anxiety | Yawning, sweating, headaches at first Now greatly diminished but not disappeared. | Completely transformed my life for the better. Removed the anxiety in social situations which had been making life hell from childhood onwards. I am now much more more confident - and that has caused the depression to go away. I am now a completely different person. Some might say that it is not a good thing to be taking a medicine which does this - all I can say is that I would rather be the "new me" than the "old me". I think it would not be an overstatement to say that owe my life to the doctor who first prescribed this medication and to the scientists who developed it. | M | 49 | 2 years | 3/4/2007 | 4 | Anxiety Depression | Drowsiness, decreased sex drive | Works well once you get used to it. | M | 52 | 1.5 years | 3/4/2007 | 1 | Depression | Lexapro is a horrible drug. It works fine while you are on it, but as soon as you are ready to come off, the withdrawl effects are hell! Nausea, diarhea, headaches, fatigue, chills, sweats, blurred vision. It is like a constant flu. Also I experience these weird electric shock feelings in my eyes/head. I would not recomend this to anyone, go for an Antidepressent that is easy to get off of. | email me if you have questions or need support getting off of lexapro. | F | 18 | 1.5 years | 3/4/2007 | 5 | taking for anxiety | jaw clenching, night sweats. the first few days the jaw clenching and yawning were uncontrollable...thought something was wrong with me. night sweats are bad, but take black cohosh to prevent that. no problem with the sex life. | I LOVE LEXAPRO!! only on 5mg and it has made a huge difference for me. no more crying in the frozen food section. my sister has also started lexapro. i use to feel like a circular saw blade, spinning and cutting out of control. now i'm a smooth running calm quiet machine. AND I HAVE NEVER TAKEN DRUGS!! | F | 40 | 6 months | 3/3/2007 | 5 | panic/anxiety | Took 2.5 mgs for 2 weeks, no real side effects, started 5 mgs two days ago, drunk feeling all day like I can't wait to go to bed. So will start taking the 5 mgs at night and see it thats better for me | So far so good, had very bad experiences with a few other antidepressants and this one has been the best so far | F | 38 | 2 weeks | 3/3/2007 | 3 | Depression/Anxiety | Diarrhea, drowziness, lack of appetite, nausea, upset stomach | I've only been taking Lexapro for 2 day now, but I can see a change already. The first night I took it right before bed. It took a little longer to fall asleep than I expected, but once I did I slept much heavier than usual. I woke up about 3:30 am with some pretty intense diarrhea and nausea, but after that subsided I was able to fall back asleep. I woke up the next morning feeling VERY rested and generally in better spirits than I usually am. I have not been able to eat much food since I started taking the drug, but this coulb be a good thing since I recently gained 15 lbs due to depression. The side effects aren't anything that I can't handle, and I'm sure they'll go away within the next week or so. | F | 17 | 2 days | 3/3/2007 | 3 | General Anxiety | Weight gain, headaches, vivid dreams, night sweats, NO sexual desire | Taking 10 mg daily for the past 10 months did help with my general anxiety but the side effects are not worth it! After having very odd dreams I would wake up covered in sweat and the headaches were unbearable at times. I know weight gain is a common side effect but it only made me feel depressed as well as having NO sex drive. My fiance was very patient but I feel like it hurt our relationship. I talked to my doctor and he put me on inderal (typically a blood pressure medication but in small doses is great for anxiety). So far no problems and the weight has decreased slightly. | F | 27 | 10 months | 3/2/2007 | 5 | General Anxiety Disorder/Depression | The first 2 weeks I was very sleepy, yawning all of the time, a little dizzy, foggy headed and forgetful. I have been a jaw-clencher in the past and noticed that I started doing that again. At first it was a little hard to get motivated to get things done at home. I also had a decrease in my sex drive. No weight gain, though. I actually lost 2 pounds. | The first week I took 5 mg, then 10 mg after that. I saw the doctor today for my follow-up and am increasing to 15 mg. This drug has worked great for me. I haven't felt nearly as stressed as I used to. I also noticed that it worked for my OCD. I don't worry about everthing anymore and I'm not nearly as short-tempered as I was. I feel more clear headed and mellowed out. I didn't really have any side effects that didn't go away after the first 2 weeks except maybe a little sleepiness and the dip in my sex drive. It's just as well, though. With a 3 year old and an infant to take care of, work full time and manage a home, who has time for sex anyway? | F | 38 | 4 weeks | 3/1/2007 | 5 | A bit of euphoria in the beginning. Some jaw clenching. After the first couple of weeks all went away. | This drug is great. My Mom suggested it as she has also had a good experience taking it. I had gotten to the point where if someone was chewing gum i wanted to strangle them with it, and even the noise of my flip flops against my feet was annoying me. Since I am a flight attendant this was not a good thing. With the help of lexapro, I am now much better prepared to deal with the public on a daily basis. Things are much less annoying. | F | 39 | 8 months | 3/1/2007 | 5 | General Anxiety | Slight dry mouth and mild sexual effects which all have disappeared after the first few days. Night sweats. No problem falling asleep, but trouble sleeping through the night sometimes. | Very hesitant to try after a very brief and unpleasant stint with Cymbalta. This medication has made significant improvements in getting my life back (coupled with therapy). It's an art for your doctor to prescribe the one that will work best and have the most tolerable side effects. Luckily, Lexapro does the trick for me and I'm thankful. | M | 34 | 5 weeks | 3/1/2007 | 4 | anxiety /depression/panic | foggy head, blurred vision (harder to focus on words than normal), shaky, "brain zaps" or "fast forwards" when going on and off the medicine. Also, I am feeling hungrier than normal. I just went back on the medicine 4 days ago. I was off for a year. | I've been on an off lexapro a few times since it hit the market. All the side effects that I described always go away (for me)in the first week or two, however I don't remember being so hungry the last time I was on the medication although I did gain weight. If you have hardcore anxiety and depression, the weight gain factor/side effect should take a back seat. | M | 32 | 6 years | 3/1/2007 | 3 | anxiety/panic attacks | At the first 2-3 weeks it was a nightmare. Not only nausea and loss of appetite, but the feeling like your head were 100kg heavy. Zero libido for the entire using time. | Well, helped me with panic attacks, but permanent anxiety didn't decrease at all. After withdrawal, I felt more concious again. I would not take it the second time. | F | 30 | 4 months | 3/1/2007 | 5 | Panic/anxiety | Foggy head feeling, a little jittery, still here after 2 weeks | a little less anxious and much less panic attacks | F | 35 | 2 weeks | 2/27/2007 |