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, work stress | Took 10 mg at night. I had been on Celexa before and the doctor told me this had less side effects. The only side effect I wasn't crazy about on Celexa was the weight gain of 30 lbs in 3 years. I took it at night and went to sleep in an upbeat mood. Woke up around 2 am and my skin was on fire. My head was racing, heart pounding, skin crawling, very bad diarhea, dry heaving, face was green. Felt like I may need to go to the hospital. Couldn't go back to sleep and when I would dose off I would have really vivid dreams. My father took Prozac one time and told me that is what happened to him. | If your doctor gives this to you for anxiety take it early in the morning and with food. AND MAKE SURE YOU START OFF ON TEH SMALLEST DOSE POSSIBLE. I WOULD NEVER TAKE THIS DRUG AGAIN BUT HAVE HAD GREAT RESULTS WITH IS COUSIN CELEXA. MY psychiatrist said Celexa had an additional isomer that is more calming. | F | 27 | 1 days | 12/15/2006 | 3 | depression, anxiety, mild ocd | 1st week jaw clenching, loose stool 2nd week constipation, weight gain especially in abdominal region, sleepiness and fatigue 3rd week increased appetite, more fatigue | I did feel a slight relief from the depression, but the constant fatigue was too much, I was sleeping a lot during the day as well as 8-9 hours at night. I had an insatiable appetite too, sugar mostly, which was causing me even more anxiety | F | 32 | 3 weeks | 12/14/2006 | 2 | mild depression, social anxiety | dry mouth, dizziness, nausea, severe insomia, fatigue, contispation, mood swings, agitation,severe anxiety and heart palpitations.Everything!!!Not a very good experience!!! | The first couple of days I took Lexapro, I thought it was a miracle drug because I felt great. The only problem I had was the insomnia. Kept waking up throughout the night and getting about 5 hours of sleep. The third day I noticed I was dizzy, maybe because I had not had enough rest and I got concerned and called the nurse. She said everything would be OK and subside. After that day the good feeling wore off, and I was feeling fatigue with no zest for life. That day, day four when I took the medication, I started to notice a little bit of anxiety. Then it escalated really bad on the seventh day I was taking the medication and I could not get any sleep at all. Only one hour of sleep. Kept waking up with my heart pounding out of my chest. That's when I went to my doctor today and he switched me over to Wellbutrin. I want this medication to work so bad. Scared of the side effects. Not very pleasant with this one (Lexapro). I will be back to write on Wellbutrin to let you know if it work | F | 26 | 7 days | 12/13/2006 | 2 | GAD and Depression | Headaches, nauseau, dizziness, always on a bad high, inability to concentrate. Bad diarrhea and abdominal pains. The desire to just sleep my life away, but not suicidal. Anxiety got worse. | I do experience some of these symptoms naturally, but it all got worse. Constant bad headaches and nauseau. My sex drive did not get any less. But I do have the inability to eat or care about food. Too nauseaus to eat anything but a few crackers or some bread. The nausea is pretty bad normally, so I may try something else. This one was my first SSRI. I had more anxiety attacks, acting out on loved ones. I'm calling the doctor first thing tomorrow morning. | F | 25 | 4 weeks | 12/13/2006 | 4 | Depression/Anxiety | Headaches | This drug seems to be working well so far after 2 weeks. I will say that if you have had trouble with insomnia as I have do not take this drug at night as it will keep you up all night. Overall so far so good. | M | 27 | 2 weeks | 12/12/2006 | 3 | depression | First 2-3 weeks: anxiety. General side-effects: some weight gain 2-3 pounds, teeth grinding, lower sex drive, and also I feel like I can't get a good night sleep. | The first few weeks I felt anxious (but I read that it was normal), I am also taking 300mg of Wellbutrin and decided to switch because it didn't help much. I stayed on it to help counteract the side-effect from Lexapro but I still experienced loss of sex drive and some weight gain but not much. I trying to get off of wellbutrin to see if I feel any different. In general I feel more confident, less worried, more myslef. I don't feel super happy all the time though. But I feel like it's helping | F | 21 | 6 months | 12/12/2006 | 3 | BiPolar | Diarrhea, Stomach Cramps, inital increase in appetite, now loss of appetite. | Loss of appetite now that I've went up from 5mg to 10... Diarrhea/loose stool everytime I go to the bathroom, it's only been 2 weeks on the meds. Going to give it another 2 weeks and then might switch. The cramps and stomach issues are getting to be really annoying. I was on Zoloft and never had these problems | M | 29 | 2 weeks | 12/12/2006 | 5 | depression-anxiety | some strange vivid dreams during the first week. | Excellent drug, helped bring me out of some very difficult times. Prozac made me extremely jittery. This drug just seemed to smooth me out, also need for xanax is gone. | M | 34 | 6 months | 12/11/2006 | 5 | major depressive episode | i gained 11 pounds. | i took welbutrin for almost a year before lexapro. i lost over 92 pounds on the wellbutrin but was almost too thin, the weight gain almost brought me to a healthy weight. lexapro really saved me, i went from sleeping all day and not being able to leave my house to being very positive, functional, and social. unfourtunately it lead to somewhat manic episode in combination with focalin and wellbutrin so i had to discontinue, but it got me out of a depressive cycle, and its effects have lasted since i went off it. | M | 17 | 5 months | 12/9/2006 | 3 | depression | diarrhea , jaw clenching and a weird sensation of my brain and eyes desperately trying to fall asleep but my body feels jittery...like it wants to keep going. | only been taking for a few days but the side effects alone are making me consider stopping them :( | F | 25 | 4 days | 12/9/2006 | 2 | anxiety | dissociation, afraid to be alone with myself, palpitations, high bp, awake all nite with palpitations, contracted torso muscles, psychotic thoughts | Don't take SSRIs if you have circulatory, heart, or breathing conditions | F | 59 | 2 days | 12/9/2006 | 2 | anxiety | dissociation, afraid to be alone with myself, palpitations, high bp, awake all nite with palpitations, contracted torso muscles, psychotic thoughts | Don't take SSRIs if you have circulatory, heart, or breathing conditions | F | 59 | 2 days | 12/9/2006 | 4 | Anxiety and Depression | Only major side effect is decreased libido. | I am on my 9th day of Lexapro and it seems to be working very well as my mood and emotions have been stabilized and I feel much better. | M | 27 | 9 days | 12/8/2006 | 4 | GAD | The first side effects were almost immediate; headaches, dizziness and insomnia. These were short lived but I still experience a lowered libido and short-term memory impairment. | Although I find the "forgetfulness" I experience while on Lexapro frustrating, it has been a tremendous help in a life long battle with anxiety. | 40 | 2 years | 12/8/2006 | 5 | Depression, anxiety and PMDD | Has insomnia and decreased appetite for about 6 weeks. I could not even take naps, however eliminating caffeine did seem to help. The insomnia has since gone away and my appetite is back to normal. | This medication in a miracle drug for me. It took about 10 weeks to get the full affect for the anxiety, but in 8 weeks the depression was better. I have lost 15 pounds since being on Lexapro (I had gained 15 pounds due to the depression). I can leave my house without the anxiety and I me family said I am a different person. I am not so obsessive about everything. I could go on and on!!! This is the first time I have ever taken any medicine for depression and anxiety, even though I believe that I had been suffering for years. Still get a little moody and sad around that time of the month but nothing like it was before. | F | 31 | 15 weeks | 12/7/2006 | 5 | anxiety/depression | At the beginning I started with 5 mg/day, and felt super wired and caffeinated. Had to take a small dose of a benzo along with it to feel calm. Then, a few hours after my morning dose, I'd become *uncontrollably* sleepy, and *have* to take a nap (not easy while working full-time). I also felt hot and sweated a bit more than usual. Soon (within a month) all side effects were gone. Eventually I built up to taking 20 mg/day. Have gained some weight but am now eating better and exercising and hope to see it come off soon. | 10 mg relieved most of my anxiety and depression, 15 mg kicked the butt of my OCD, I am stable on 20 mg now. Pdoc says it's a great drug for me and that I am lucky to have the very first one work so well. | F | 42 | 2 years | 12/6/2006 | 5 | anxiety/depression | At the beginning I started with 5 mg/day, and felt super wired and caffeinated. Had to take a small dose of a benzo along with it to feel calm. Then, a few hours after my morning dose, I'd become *uncontrollably* sleepy, and *have* to take a nap (not easy while working full-time). I also felt hot and sweated a bit more than usual. Soon (within a month) all side effects were gone. Eventually I built up to taking 20 mg/day. Have gained some weight but am now eating better and exercising and hope to see it come off soon. | 10 mg relieved most of my anxiety and depression, 15 mg kicked the butt off my OCD, I am stable on 20 mg now. Pdoc says it's a great drug for me and that I am lucky to have the very first one work so well. | F | 42 | 2 years | 12/6/2006 | 4 | Anxiety, Depression | The only major side effect so far has been decreased sexual drive and difficulty with orgasm. | This drug seems to be working pretty well and keeping me calm and level headed. I will say the first few days are difficult as your body is adjusting to the medicine as I experienced slighly increased anxiety. | M | 27 | 7 days | 12/5/2006 | 2 | anxiety/depression | Complete loss of sex drive, impotence, constant yawning, jaw-clenching | I now know what impotence is; Thank you Lexapro. Absolutely no sexual thoughts or feelings. It was awful and that alone was the cause of it's own depression. I only took for 3 weeks. But from day 2 I really developed the "I don't care" yet calm attitude towards most things. On the good side, the calmness help with my anxiety to a point. If you don't care are you really dealing with anxiety? The yawning and jaw-clenching were very annoying. My doc switch me to Welbutrin, which I've only been taking for < 1 week. Given my limited experience with both, I'd sum it up this way for me. Welbutrin is giving me the energy to deal with anxieties and depression whereas Lexapro just made me not care... Check out the side affects page for Welbutrin, it reads much different than this page. | M | 40 | 3 weeks | 12/5/2006 | 1 | DD | DD | M | 78 | 90 days | 12/5/2006 |