User Reviews for escitalopram oxalate oral

I've been on Escitalopram for 7 years and have been quite happy with it. it's not a cure for anxiety & depression but it helps. as far as I know I have not had any side effects, if I have they are minimal.

I have been taking Lexapro - then the generic for several years. Has kept my depression at bay during this time. Less feelings of anger and agression than before taking the drug. Downside is the loss of sex drive. I know that every drug has different effects on each individual. The 10 mg dosage has been effective for me. I have had more enjoyment of life. It has kept me on a more even keel, even during the year when both of my parents passed away.

It was probably just a placebo effect, but I noticed a different within the first two weeks! No, this drug won't make your forever elated, but it has made my life a LOT better. In fact, I don't know what I would have done without it. There are still moments were I feel slightly down, but nothing in comparison to before. The only bad side effects I had were mild headaches for first few months and loose stools. Worth it, if you ask me!

I've been on Lexapro (Excitalopram) for little over a year now. My MD started me on 5mg, then to 10mg but recently I started taking 20mg because I had a panic attack earlier this week...I've noticed that some of the side effects have come back, restlessness, insomnia, bad/crazy dreams, heart fluttering, etc...Is that normal for the 20mg to do that? I know that 10mg is the base dose, I just wanted to make sure. Thanks, A little over the edge.

My VA doctor prescribed this medication to take it before I go to bed I been taking this medication for 3 days and it's making throw up sweat my ears get hot it feels horrible but it took my anxiety away but not my depression I gotta go back and let my doc know this medication ain't working out for me.

I am 25 years old. I start taking this medication due to drug abuse and depression. I´ve been on it for 2 weeks now, and the side effects have been awful. I sweat a lot, I have terrible migraines, I feel drowsy and it´s very hard to concentrate. I´m hoping the side effects will diminish over time. The good news, I have not been smoking weed since I started the medication, so yay me. If you´re about to take this medication, please review the side effects and precautions. Hopefully, this will work for me Read More Read Less

Hi, I am a 41 year old female with diagnosed depression. In the last 3 years I have had some negative life events happen that turned me into an emotional rollercoaster. I would be fine one minute then burst into tears for the smallest reason, get bouts of anger and fall into depressive funk for days at a time, have melt downs in public, etc. My GP prescribed me this medication 3 years ago, escitalopram 10mg, and I have been faithfully taking it ever since. 2-3 weeks after beginning this medication, I was finally able to get off the rollercoaster and feel more balanced then I've ever felt. I still have days where I feel no interest in doing anything in life now and then, but for the most part I feel a normal balance with very few side effects. I have had stomach issues, and problems reaching orgasm, but I had these problems since before starting the medication so I don't think that's the medication causing this. Anyway I think this medication has saved my life, and I am thankful for it. Read More Read Less

I started at 10mg's and didn't really notice much after the first 2 months but sexual side effects. Those Kinda passed, it has got better. My doctor upped me to 20mg 3weeks ago and I'm starting to notice a little difference, just not as good as I was expecting to. I still have off/bad days regularly just not as often. I've heard this is a great med but really haven't noticed any major changes in aditude or motivation. Id like to be happy and normal (like all of us) if it doesn't make some major progress soon I think I'll try something else. Kinda like a hot dog that only has ketup and mustard on half. I think it works good for some but probably isn't for everyone. Read More Read Less

After struggling with depression for over 15 years, I had experienced my first episode of psychotic depression alongside suicidality. Within 8 hours of my first 5mg dose, I was able to think and act normally. This was my first experience with any psychotropic medication. I've now been at 10mg for six months, and the changes in my health, mood and thinking patterns is amazing. This has been truly life changing with no negative side effects.

I use this daily, I was started at 5mg and had no side effects so it was increased to 20mg, I honestly feel fantastic! I have had only 1 panic attack recently, which was fixed by a lorazapam dose. But over all this escitalopram has drastically helped with my day to day anxiousness. I see a lot of people saying it made them lose sleep, make sure you take your pill in the AM NOT PM. It will help you wake up in the morning instead of keeping you up at night! :)

I was a wreck, same day I started I was calm, never before that.

Started taking Ecitalex (escitalopram) two weeks ago for post part depression, ocd and generalized anxiety. I already see the difference, the first days I began with 5 mg and felt a little jumpy, when that subsied increased to 10 mg and felt less anxious and with more energy. Stuff that would trigger my anxiety and ocd didn't bother me so much anymore. Anyway I have a long way to go with therapy and probably I still need a higher dose of escitalopram, but overall I feel great.

I've been taking this med for 3 weeks. First week I only noticed a minimal difference but it takes time to take affect. After upping the dose, then I saw a good change. I still worry or stress but it's not overwhelming and I don't go into a weepy, depressed spiral. I also noticed that I don't have that "I hate my life/I want to die" mantra in my head. There are side effects: sleepy, tired/listless, disrupted sleep, vivid dreams, dry mouth, constipation/diarrhea and lack of sex drive. The tired/sleepiness I can deal with because I was always tired when I was depressed too. Dry mouth? I drink more water, which is good. No sex drive? That's fine, going through a divorce anyway with no plans to go back into a relationship right away. The tummy troubles though do affect my job but I'll manage. This drug saved my life! I didn't realize how bad I was until the drug took affect and suddenly my life was better(even with divorce, finance trouble, stress). I didn't try the name brand but the generic is working for me.Read More Read Less

Beginning to feel somewhat better after just completing 3 weeks on this medication. Starting to sleep better and not feel as jittery and light-headed. As noted in several posts, it definitely takes time to "build up" in the system - and I'm still not really where I hope to be. Time will tell....

I'm in my third week on this medication and so far have experienced no improvement whatsoever. Light-headed, jittery, shortness of breath. Maybe it's too soon. We'll see....

My OBGYN perscribed me Lexapro for being hysterical, moody, and weepy, (never told me the exact diagnosis) and my insurance changed it to this. It made me REALLY sick in the beginning; stabbing headaches, nausea, lack of appetite. It felt like I had a bad flu. After about a week I was finally functional again. It acts like a tranquilizer, I just kind of stopped caring about things. When I took it right before bed it knocked me out immediately into deep, dreamless sleeps which was nice after being so stressed. Side effect wise it killed my appetite in the beginning so I lost a few pounds and got thinner. It also made me more lethargic and killed what little sex drive I had to begin with. After several months it stopped being as effective at regulating my mood. I finally realized when I switched birth controls that it was Gildress that had been making me crazy and stopped taking escitalopram. I had about two days of feverish shaky withdrawals and headaches, but now I'm OK and sane on just Loestrin. I could see this drug being helpful to people with depression, but I'm still very mad it was prescribed to me to fix a symptom (hormonal problems caused by bad birth control) rather than addressing the root of the problem. I would not recommend it to deal with hormonal mood swings.Read More Read Less

It has recently stopped working for me and I've been taking it for about 3 months.

I'm terrified to come off it. I missed a few doses and I walked around feeling like I'd drop to the floor any moment. I also had vertigo type symptoms. The feeling of dropping dead was just too scary. I don't like what it's doing.

Is being excellent for me to use as I have been having lots of problems for years family, etc this drug has been my savioe

While on the drug experienced sexual dysfunction, emotional blunting and anhedonia. Have discontinued Cipralex for 10 months now, but the sexual dysfunction HAS NOT GONE AWAY. Have died sexually, cannot experience sexual arousal, no attraction to women (or men), have anorgasmia, no more morning wood, penis stays flacid for weeks, cannot generate precum, cannot masturbate, have been celibate for 10 months now. Have never experienced sexual dysfunction before these pills. Have Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction now. This drug acts as a permanent castration agent in some percentage of it's users. Also suspect permanent emotional blunting and anhedonia.Read More Read Less