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 |
| 2 | depression | loss of appetite, nausea, stomach cramps, sweating, sexual difficulty | Right away I felt more clear headed. I stopped trying to eat everything in the refrigerator in one sitting and was happy at the thought that I'd be able to lose weight now. But then I began to feel nausea along with the loss of appetite and became afraid to eat in fear that the stomach cramps would come back and I might vomit. Also, the lack of a full physical sexual response, despite mental arousal, made me worried and depressed so I gave up on trying to orgasm. I've been switched to Zoloft. | F | 26 | 5 days | 5/31/2006 | 5 | depression/anxiety | some dizziness, nausea, tiredness | Lexapro has been a great drug for me. I was on Paxil CR b4 and wanted to kill myself and everything in my path. Lexapro has steadied my emotions greatly. I don't cry about every little thing anymore. I don't have the night sweats or fits of rage anymore. It is a wonderful drug... although, i don't want to be on antidepressants the rest of my life...but this is the one i choose since i have to. | F | 26 | 2 years | 5/30/2006 | 3 | mild depression | weight gain, loss of interest in sex, calm and less easily angered | F | 28 | 8 months | 5/30/2006 | 3 | Anxiety / Depression | neck/back pain, fatigue, slower sex drive | After trying Paxil which didnt work urgently enough, my physician prescribed Lexapro in conjunction with Klonopin. While most days I feel faily stable on 20mg (10 stopped working after a few months), its hard to tell if/when/how the Lexapro is working. I dont feel like I can go off of the Klonopin (addiction?), and its hard to tell which drug is doing the 'work'. I see a therapist weekly (not a psychiatrist), and am trying meditation for relaxation, however I dont feel like my old self--and am not sure how much I should rely on the Lexapro. Is there anything out there that works better for anxiety? (Nutrition, supplements, spirituality, meds without weight gain, etc...?) | F | 34 | 8 months | 5/30/2006 | 2 | depression | sleeping patterns changed from 4 hours a day to 18-21 hours a day. anxiety increased, depression came back after 3 weeks. then subsided then came back worse. *now im on the 20 mg a day ..not helping at all* | because of this i dont go out anywhere anymore, ive lost contact with everyone. i once was able to go to college full time and hold down a 50 hour a week job and still pass school. now i cnat stay awake long enough to watch a tv show much less attend class.. this drug has taken my life away from me and given me an unlimited amount of sleep to catch up on for some reason. | M | 21 | 2 years | 5/28/2006 | 2 | Anxiety, depression, acid reflux | Extreme fatigue, difficulty waking up, emotional numbness/detachment, inability to concentrate, forgetfulness, lack of interest in ANYTHING except sleep, inability to reach orgasm with a partner, weakness, excessive urination, dizziness. | It certainly erased the anxiety, but I hardly feel human anymore. Nothing moves or excites me. I'm now in the last stage of withdrawal, and I'm still experiencing the fatigue and dizziness and sexual apathy. I'll take depression any day over this. | F | 25 | 3 months | 5/26/2006 | 1 | Anxiety and Depression | Hot and cold flashes, flushing in face, agitation, panic attacks (never had before), depression worsened, anxiety heightened. | This was the worst med EVER. It made me 100 times worse. I was so disapointed. | F | 33 | 8 weeks | 5/26/2006 | 5 | mild depression | no side effects at all | very good. i've tried others for depression w/no success. this is a great product! | M | 47 | 6 months | 5/24/2006 | 2 | DEPRESSION | dry mouth, lethargy, Headaches | started on 10mg. in the beginning, it did lift some of the fog, but then it disappeared on me around 7 months taking it. Doc insisted that I took 20 mg. Horrible, devastating. Lots of dry mouth, TERRIBLE headaches, no energy to do anything. In fact at 20 mgs I got even more depressed than I EVER WAS, even before taking the med. No more of this for me. | M | 25 | 1 years | 5/24/2006 | 5 | Depression | Complete loss of sex drive, difficulty staying asleep. I took sleeping pills to stay asleep and tried the various version sof viagra for the sex drive. The scary thing is the willingness to accept it all - this drug seemed to take away the caring about those things. It managed the depression very well: the ultimate happy pill. You could total my car, burn my books and I'd probably just say 'oh well'. Choose your nightmare carefully - I'm starting to think depression isn't too bad and I'm trying to get off it. | M | 51 | 18 months | 5/21/2006 | 3 | Depression | Initially; jaw clenching, anxiety attacks, muscle tightness, heart fluttering. Now, after six months I have put on six kilos and seem to be ravenous all the time. | It has helped my depression but the side effects are hard to deal with, particularly the weight gain. The first two weeks going on Lexapro were absolute hell, I just wanted to kill myself! But hold in there, it does subside. | F | 22 | 6 months | 5/21/2006 | 1 | mild anxiety/social anxiety | nasal congestion; dramatically increased sweating (from mild activity and while sleeping); general fatigue; dry mouth/thirst; bizarre, vivid dreams; hot flashes (my husband used to be the one constantly turning down the thermostat--now it's me!); dramatically increased appetite; resulting weight gain of over ten pounds within two months (and I have been fighting it, trying to watch what I eat and exercise more); occasional light-headedness; increase in severity of menstrual cramps; occasional rapid heartbeat; itching all over my body; jaw clenching, with resulting head and neck pain | It has helped with my anxiety, but I am going to ask to be weaned off. The side effects are just too much. My shrink acted like I was nuts when I told her I was ravenous all the time and gaining weight, but now I see that's really pretty common. It kind of scares me that she isn't aware of these things. I also don't think she should have started me on this in the first place . . . I had some anxiety when I went to see her, especially in social situations, but I think it's therapy I need, not drugs. Anyway, thanks, everyone, for sharing your experiences. Good to know I'm not out of my mind! You have all helped me make up my mind to look into weaning myself off this drug so I can try to deal with my problems in a more natural way. | F | 23 | 2 months | 5/17/2006 | 4 | depression | I have been on Lexapro for over 3 years, I try to get off and have unusual side effects, does any one wish to comment about this? | Withdrawal symptoms: dizzyness, cry a lot, loss of self worth, feeling of desperation. | F | 42 | 3 years | 5/16/2006 | 2 | depression | weight gain | F | 27 | 4 months | 5/16/2006 | 5 | Depression/Anxiety | Vivid, very realistic dreams. Weight loss. Can eat anything I like and don't gain a pound. Lethargic | Took months for me to feel anything (10mg). Eventually began to help with depression. Stopped taking for five months and began again 2 months ago (20mg). Felt within days. Wonderful. Wonderful. Wonderful. | F | 20 | 3 years | 5/15/2006 | 1 | depression | suicidal thoughts, mood swings, difficulty to concentrate | I advice people go to this webcite neurorelief.com/newsletterarchive.php?issue=408 and see what TAAT can do. | F | 29 | 2 weeks | 5/13/2006 | 4 | Depression | Total loss of sex drive, weight gain. | Lexapro is honestly the BEST SSRI I have ever taken the only problem is, After a year of taking Lexapro I have noticed that I have no sex drive and I am gaining a lot of weight. | F | 21 | 1 years | 5/12/2006 | 2 | Depression Anxiety | SEVERE Headaches | I tried to gradually taper up to 10 mg however I could not tolerate more than 5 mg. Even at 6 mg I couldn't tolerate the headaches. I used some heavy duty painkillers, (ie Fiorinal C 1/2) but they didn't help. The medication would have been effective at 10 mg but I couldn't get that far. | M | 52 | 3 weeks | 5/11/2006 | 1 | depression, panic attacks | mood swongs, feeling like taking cocaine, feeling suicidal, no sex drive, weight gain, people told i have changed It messed up my brains I wasn't depressed but I was acting like real mental Feeling like they put some machine inside of my brain which thinks for me. It is really scary | I tried a lot of antidepressants but they never solved the problem. That is what helped me: neuroscience test (go to neuroscienceinc.com and get information about their test and products), book "Feeling Good" by David Burns (until you find all your silent assumptions (when you read this book, you will understand what I am talking about) which cause you depression you will never get out from it, this book will help to do this. Targeted Ammino Acid Therapy (TAAT), cranial electrotherapy stimulation, deep breathing exercise – 3 times a day (do it when you are anxious and have panic attacks, also while doing it, imagine yourself as you wish you wanted to be), special diet for depression (really helps for mood swings), day light lamp, hot and cold shower, daily exercise, meditation, keeping schedule, acupuncture St. John’s Wort - 9 pills a day, Red clover - 6 pills a day, Omega 3, Calcium, B-complex. | F | 36 | 2 weeks | 5/10/2006 | 1 | Depression / Anxiety | Sexual Side Effects. WEIGHT gain. 40-50lbs! Constant increase in dosage every six months. Hard to get to sleep at first..had to switch to morning. Mood swings. Crying fits. Withdraw from this drug was one of the worst experiences of my life! I was so sick. Scared out of my mind (paranoid..always felt like someone was behind me or watching me). Delusional. I had shocks in my brain if I moved from side to side. Shaking, sweating, extreme fatigue. And I was led to believe it 'was just me'. | Lexapro worked great for my anxiety. Still does. But, I cannot say the same for my depression. I have had to increase my dosage every six months and would have to again if I weren't going to try wellbutrin. When lex looses it's punch, let me tell you...it LOOSES it's punch. And the worst part is...you don't even realize it's the meds until you are in the thick of it a month in! It was a new drug and I was pushed to use it and I am not happy about it. I did everything normally. Ate the same, exercised normally and after 6 months BLEW up. Day after day I was gaining weight. Here I am now, 60 lbs heavier and they STILL tell me that it wasn't lexapro. There was no other reason for the increase. I'm not an idiot, I know my body..thanks. Now that I am having to increase dosage for the 3rd time...im done. Wellbutrin or bust. No side effects apparently..we'll see. But I am tired of drugs just 'wearing' off. I also had major mood swings...angered pretty easily. Now lost the love of my life beca | F | 27 | 2 years | 5/9/2006 |