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 |
| 5 | SAD - seasonal affective disorder | Weight Gain - I googled "lexapro appetite" and found your website. I love to cook but never truly enjoyed the food. Now I gobble everything up, which is very strange for me. I've only gained 4 lbs., but I've only been taking Lexapro for three weeks! My 24 yo daughter started Lexapro a month before I did. She says she now loves to eat - every thing tastes good. Fortunately, we're both thin ... so far, anyway! | SAD wipes me out every year - year after year from early November to late March. I've never tried meds for this, but I've tried everything else (lights, trips, spending). Last year I bottomed out on Christmas night and seriously considered hospitalization, but I went on a post-Christmas buying frenzy instead. My husband and daughters rallied 'round, thank God. This year, I started Lexapro on November 9 and felt a lift immediately. I feel normal, happy, and not at all threatened by or fearful of the cold or dark or approaching holidays. It's only been three weeks, but so far, so good. I pray this lift holds through the season. I'll report back in a couple of months. | F | 55 | 3 weeks | 12/4/2006 | 5 | Anxiety, depression | None | This is the best drug I've ever taken for anxiety and depression. I was diagnosed as Bipolar II at age 25 in 1980, but struggled with depression since I was 6 or 7 years old. Since starting on Lexapro in 2003, I feel completely changed and normal. I make sure I always get my refills on time, because if I go more than 48 hours without it, my symptoms of anxiety and depression start to return. | F | 52 | 3 years | 12/4/2006 | 3 | Depression | My penis barely works(delayed ejaculation) and my libido is down, although I've been told that this may go away after taking it for 6 weeks or so. I couldn't sleep when I took it at night, so now I take in the morning. | I really like the way it makes me feel, but I sure hope I can start ejaculating faster or my girlfriend may catch on fire from all the friction. I'd say: take this only if you can tolerate 15-25 minutes before ejaculation...if even possible. Only other thing is that I may be spending more time being lazy on the couch rather than doing outdoor stuff that I enjoy. Not sure if this is because of the Lexapro or not though. If the sexual thing goes away, I'd rate this drug a 5! | M | 29 | 15 days | 12/4/2006 | 3 | Depression,Irritability,TLE Epilep. | SOMNOLENCE! (always wanting to sleep - very sleepy) Really bad nausea. Nightly jaw clenching (teeth were sore during the day!) Yawning following by a few seconds of INTENSE nausea and chattering of teeth (like when its cold). Hiccups lol. Loss of libido, anorgasmia. Zombie-like effect. Excess acid secretion in stomach. Closing/swelling of the throat. Lately waking up at about 4:30 every morning (?) Not as hungry (the nausea I guess) | Well so far I have to say I'm a lot calmer, not irritated by nearly as many things. Not NEARYLY as many negative thoughts, not dwelling on the negative things as much. I feel more normal. It was definately helped my obsessive thinking (used to get very bad at night) actually I dont think that much anymore lol (that might be a bad thing...:) like I said: zombie effect, although for the time being I need that, I've been stressing so much and Ive been so pissed off and aggitated/irritable that this feels like a nice break. WILL CONTINUE!! everyone keeps talking about weight gain? Though the pamphlet says weight loss? and crazymeds.org also says weight loss? oh well, affects everyone differently. | F | 18 | 2 weeks | 11/28/2006 | 5 | anxiety, insomnia, IBS | Frequent yawning during the day until I switched to taking the medication at night. Some minor jaw clenching, less now than when I started. No other side effects. | This medication has been a lifesaver for me. When faced with my mother's sudden death and the realization that I would have to plan her funeral (in 3 days) and empty out her home of 30 years, I felt completely overwhelmed. I hadn't been sleeping well for several months due to hormone changes and this made it much worse. I was beyond exhausted, couldn't concentrate at work or at home, and dreaded what I was facing with my mother's estate. To make a long story short, after several other medication trials, I tried Lexapro and felt better within 3 days. I got through packing her home, was able to sleep at night, and all my body systems calmed down. I had tried Celexa once several years ago and had sexual side effects. Not so with Lexapro. I highly recommend this medication, I feel SO much better on it and don't plan to go off it anytime soon. | F | 50 | 6 months | 11/27/2006 | 5 | depression and GAD | initially I was suffering from insomnia but after 2 months it totally went away. The only problem I experience now is anorgasmia: orgasm is achieved only with masturbation | i feel that I was reborn from my ashes. It gave me a new life. I feel grateful | F | 33 | 5 months | 11/25/2006 | 5 | depression and GAD | anorgasmia: orgasm achieved only with masturbation | i feel that I was reborn from my ashes. It gave me a new life. I feel grateful | F | 33 | 5 months | 11/25/2006 | 4 | GAD, slight depression | No libido, severe fatigue, unemotional | Lexpro did its job. I was on 10 mg for five months. I had major anxiety after I had my son. I suffered for five motnhs before going to the doctor. Lexapro did its job and got my seratonin levels back on track. It killed my sex life for a few months, but it was worth it to feel normal again. | F | 30 | 5 months | 11/24/2006 | 4 | Anxiety | Weight gain, decreased sex drive | F | 35 | 2 days | 11/23/2006 | 1 | | 11/18/2006 | 5 | anxiety and slight depression | Headaches and jaw clenching on and off for 2 weeks or so. Insomnia that was pretty aweful for about 2 weeks. Slight nausea the first week. Then it all went away. | I was very skeptical. I am anti-drug, but I was going through so many changes that I was having severe anxiety and I was miserable. After a few months of trying other things, I finally gave in to trying Lexapro. I am only on 5 mg and it has been great! I can function like myself again; it is just enough to take the edge off. I can now eat and sleep and not be so focused on how miserable I am with anxiety. I highly recommend it. I only want to be on it for about 6 months, but at this time in my life it has been helpful to get through a tough time. | F | 25 | 6 weeks | 11/16/2006 | 2 | depression | Tired-ness! I am so tired all the time! I can barely get out of bed in the morning. All I want to do is sleep. Weight gain is another crappy side effect, and my sex drive has suffered. | I don't recomend this drug. Although it helped with my chronic cranky-ness, it has not helped with depression. Actually, I think the side effects are making me more depressed. | F | 22 | 6 months | 11/16/2006 | 5 | OCD | TIRED TIRED TIRED! I can sleep about ten to twelve hours a night, and wake up extremely tired. I can also fall asleep at any time during the day, and when I am not working my favorite past time is now sleeping. My sex drive is also nil, but I am not anorgasmic like the drug maker claims is a side effect. I just don't have any desire. | It has really helped my OCD. My obsessional thinking has really slowed down, and I feel like a normal person except the for the desire to sleep ao much. If I skip a dose or two, I feel very angry and irritated, and I also feel "brain zaps" as people describe them as if I am in a different universe. I went on this drug after trying numerous others, and despite the side effects, it has really helped my OCD. I can live with these two issues if it makes me feel sane! | F | 25 | 8 months | 11/15/2006 | 4 | Depression | Diahreah and headaches the 1st week. Some unusual tiredness. Increased sex drive. Nothing else at all to report. | Slowly started feeling better, laughing more, much less iritable and feeling alive again. Tried a few others but had too many side affects. This one is awesome! | M | 33 | 1 months | 11/14/2006 | 3 | Depression, Anxiety | Tired all the time, no matter how much I sleep. Grinding of teeth when I sleep. | Lexapro has really helped my depression. I no longer feel consumed by my problems and thoughts and my anxiety has subsided too. But the exhaustion is becoming almost unbearable. Not to mention a total lack of ambition. I used to be able to deal with the tiredness, just come home from school and sleep. But know I have a job and family to take care of. I've been seriously considering not taking this drug anymore. I will be talking with my doctor for sure. | F | 24 | 3 years | 11/14/2006 | 2 | Mood Swings | Severe irritability (noticed increase after taking medication), jaw clenching, more lethargic | F | 22 | 5 months | 11/14/2006 | 1 | | 11/12/2006 | 5 | ANXIETY | M | 39 | 6 months | 11/9/2006 | 4 | Depression/Anxiety | Weight loss, had no difference on my lack of sleep. | My weight stayed normal for about a month, but the second month on it, i have lost about 6 lbs, (not good for a 5'5" female who was 120 in the first place)Everything makes my stomach kill, so i am eating less, even things I have eaten for years bothers me. But overall, it is worth it, my mood is better, my friends notice. It is good. Not severly affected by alcohol. | F | 20 | 3 months | 11/9/2006 | 3 | Depression | I started out at 10 mg. and my depression virtually vanished. However, I started having extreme heart palpitations, terrible night sweats, jitters, anorgasmia. It was the heart palpitations that really got to me. I thought I was having a heart attack. So I was backed down to 5 mg. and now I realize that the nearly constant headaches I have had for the past 3 or 4 weeks are probably due to the Lexapro. I thought they were just alergies or something. I've also had a sinus infection and what my doctor thought was an ear infection, but the dizziness and headaches were probably just a Lexapro side effect. The headaches are getting worse and now I'm probably going to have to try something else. | F | 40 | 6 months | 11/9/2006 |