User Reviews for Lexapro oral

Depression- this medication worked great for me. With-in a few days I started to see the world in color again. I cried because I woke up and for the first time in years, everything was vibrant and no longer just shades of grey. I had been depressed so long I forgot the way color really looked. I started making it to work on time. I started texting people back again. I stopped wanting to die everyday. Anxiety- also a great experience. I could tell I missed a dose when I started re-counting meds over and over again at work, shaking, or having panic attacks. On this medication the constant panic and anxiety completely stopped. The issues….. I had to stop taking this medication. I gained almost 15 pounds in 6 months. This is significant for a girl my size. I had frequent urinary issues, my legs would severely swell, and I had hard lumps in my breasts. The doctors said there was no issues on my mammogram and they told me they could not find a reason for my leg swelling to be this severe after ultrasounds on my legs, blood tests and specialist appointments. I almost got to the point that I could not walk. Since stopping Medication a month ago as a trial, my leg swelling, painful breast lumps, and general leg pain have slowly but completely subsided just as my anxiety and depression has came back in full swing. In all- this was my third medication I tried . I feel that this medication is great for the reasons it is created for. If you’re lucky to not have terrible side effects, you probably will feel like a new person like I did. Read More Read Less

Please ignore comments from multiple users who claim they felt incredible or much worse within a week or a day after taking this med. It takes minimum 4 to 6 weeks to work or to have any effect at all on how you feel. For me, it did work. Was actively suicidal. Am no longer, w 4 yr of treatment. Good luck to you out there, you have to give it time to work.. BD-1

Very disappointed this medication didn’t work from me. I have suffered my whole life with GAD, panic attacks, and now agoraphobia. My doctor prescribed 10mg Lexapro and within an hour of taking it my skin was burning, chest pain, vomiting, ear ringing, and spinning. I was afraid to take it again for one week and I cut the dose to 2.5 mg. My body was finally able to adapt to 2.5 mg after 3 months, but I cannot increase it without severe side affects. On such a low dose it hasn’t helped my anxiety at all and now I get consistent brain-zaps, tingling, and a spacey feeling through the day. Doesn’t work for everyone I guess! Read More Read Less

This has been the only antidepressant that has really worked for me and allowed me to feel joy again and keep depression away. It started working for me immediately.

I was taking Lexapro for 3years! I noticed the times I would stop my medication I felt better and more myself. On Lexapro I gained weight, felt depressed, and felt like it suppressed my emotions. Ive continued to take my other medication prescribed but stopped taking lexapro and I see a huge difference

It's great for anxiety and mild depression

Prior to postpartum depression and anxiety, I always thought it was bad or frowned upon to use medication for this reason. I thought I would be weak if I used it but I feel opposite. I felt strong that I laid down my pride and take the medication. First six weeks is pretty bad, you feel the same and might experience nausea and headaches like I did. After 4 weeks I started feeling a little better then after 8 weeks is when it kicked in big time. I was so content and felt like I can breathe again. I was on 10mg from May 2022 - April 2023. The only side-effect throughout the entire time taking it is fatigue. I was constantly tired. Read More Read Less

I'm better off without drugs. This worked great for 2 weeks. I was on cloud 9. Then I started getting irritated at everything ands everyone. Got dumped by several new girlfriends over the course of 4 months. Could barley get erect even while using viagra. And finishing was very difficult. Even self pleasure was impossible. Also it made me itch a lot. I was miserable. Get some therapy. Don't do drugs.

Was given this by my neurologist for depression and anxiety. It was awful, could not get and maintain a “hard on “ , horrific nausea, and loss off energy. Felt like a zombie after 3 days, feel better. My erections are getting better too??????????

Best thing I ever did was reaching out to GP and starting this medication- haven’t looked back!

Lexapro changed my life! It started working almost immediately (I didn’t have the 2 week period of depression/anxiety that most have for some reason) and I feel like a normal human on it. I no longer obsess over things and I just feel like I am functioning normally for the first time ever. I highly recommend. I really haven’t had too many negatives on it.. I have been drowsy and had crazy dreams but other than that everything has been going amazing.

I took this for focus an anxiety. I worked to a extent. Best side effect was lasted longer in bed. Worst side effect, I had cardic arrest. Probably from the prolong QT side effect. But doctor wouldn't say it was the medicine. He has no clue why I died and put a ICD in my chest. Since off this med, I know longer have prolong QT an only took Lexapro. So it's safe to say I died from this medicine. But I'll say everyone is different with meds. I just wish Lexapro people would hear from people like me that want them to know about the rare cases that AINT BEING REPORTED like my case. I'm not looking for money. Just need Lexapro to know of issues like mine Read More Read Less

I took the drug for six weeks. I could not sleep, loss of appetite and burning in feet and hands. I tapered off the drug and my insomnia, lack of appetite, and burning sensation went away over time. The drug did not work for me.

STICK WITH IT!! So that everyone doesn’t just think I’m a random, beaming Lexapro user who just had instant magical results, let me tell you that it took a FULL YEAR for me to love this medication. I started taking Lexapro after 9 years of crippling anxiety following a primary infection of CMV. I was literally fine one day with three small kids, sick with mono for two weeks, and couldn’t function normally ever again. (Until now.) For around a year following my illness, I had panic attacks constantly. For NO reason. Hungry. Panic attack. Adrenaline rush from almost slipping. Panic attack. Every little thing sent my nervous system into overdrive. Uncontrollably. It didn’t matter that I wasn’t actually worried about these things. After reading up how to handle post-viral fatigue and other issues, I began exercising, eating clean, etc. I spent nine years trying EVERYTHING to recover. Every little cold would put me out and I got sick constantly. All testing was normal. Thyroid. Vitamin levels. Autoimmune panels. Everything. I felt sick all of the time, everything sent me into terrifying panic attacks, and I was miserable. I dealt with it for nine long years. Depression started to sink in. Not even feelings of sadness or hopelessness. I just didn’t want to deal with panic attacks so I did nothing. I stayed in my comfort zone. After doing that for a long time, the sadness and hopelessness did set in. And then I started to struggle with sleep. After missing work one day for not sleeping for nearly a week, I decided to try meds. Lexapro. It was HELL. I took my first dose at night and passed right out. The first morning, I felt like I was in a dream. Everything looked and felt different and NOT in a good way. I felt awful. Sweats. Stomach ache. Head ache. So gross. I couldn’t eat. I would fall asleep at night fine and then wake up all night staring at the ceiling for no reason. I didn’t even realize I was awake for a while sometimes. Thinking back to the beginning of this drug gives me the creeps. (I started at 10 mg and was told to increase to 20 mg after 7 days. Absolutely NO way did I increase. I was horrified as it was.) I had intrusive thoughts. Weird thoughts. Depression was so much worse. On the other hand. No panic attacks. Immediately (to present day, I have not had one). I combed every inch of the internet for other people’s experiences. Videos. How long did it take to work? How long did it take to at least be in the positive area again. I felt sooooo much worse than when I started. I had to take a week off work because I was glued to the couch. My ex-husband is a psychiatrist and he suggested that unless I was having uncontrollable suicidal thoughts to stick it out. Ugh. I didn’t want to have sex. Nothing was enjoyable. Laying in bed didn’t even feel good. I started to tell myself that if I could make it another day, I’d be good. Weeks passed. Not much improvement. I toyed with increasing before giving up. But I couldn’t bear the thought of the adjustment period again. After maybe 3 months, I began to find tiny bits of “joy” in a few things. Eating. Watching a couple of shows. Still, I felt almost nothing. Numb to everything. No joy. No laughter. No sadness. No emotional reaction to anything. I started looking for some more positives… were there any?! I hadn’t been sick in a while. Which was unusual. I was sleeping through the night once in a while. Not staring at the ceiling anymore. Months passed. I started to notice “good” days. Not just good moments. But bad days were still the majority. Months passed. My sex drive started returning. Good days started to be equal to bad days. I started willingly going places with people. I started a business with a friend. A successful one. Months passed. Good days outnumbered bad days. Some numbness still. But I was able to feel some again too. A year later: I don’t have bad days. Like, I have human bad days, but not depression bad days. I love sex agaiRead More Read Less

I switched to Lexapro from Effexor for depression and anxiety. I started at 5 mg and then increased the dose by 5 mg each week until I got up to 20 mg. Unfortunately, the Lexapro did not help with either anxiety or depression. I did not feel any benefit and then I began having insomnia limiting my sleep to 3-4 hours per night. I stuck with it for 7 weeks and then stopped. Disappointing.

DO NOT TAKE AT NIGHT! ...unless you like not being able to sleep!

Lexapro little over 2 weeks. I thought I was going to die and if I had been made to stay on it, would have wanted to. Everyone begged me to stay long enough to let me get full benefits. I was so sick and depressed couldn’t get out of bed and didn’t want to see anyone. I couldn’t live like that and they finally agreed. I came off, not exactly like my Dr.said but not suddenly. After a week I’ve had some problems. I’m having some good days and some not. Today I had flashbacks of those bad days, anything is better than while on the Lexapro.Read More Read Less

I have taken zoloft and Prozac for many years. None have made me feel this good. I'm in a great place right now. I used to be angry all the time. I got fired from every job I ever had. And I lost every girl that ever loved me because of my horrible personality, attitude, irritability and rudness. This med puts me in a great place. A great mood. I'm not afraid to speak to people. Not afraid to say no. Not afraid to speak to strangers. I almost feel like im this special person that can connect with anyone. Manybe I'm wrong. But it's good that I can feel this way. I used to have crippling anxiety and depression. Right now, I'm able to keep a girlfriend. I would say that I can keep a job. But right now I own a business. So no more jobs for me. Ok, sexually, I used to be a one minute man. But now it takes a little longer to ejac. But it's perfect timing. My sex drive is strong. I'm more affectionate. I used to be afraid to kiss a woman because of my anxiety. But nit I kiss and Romance a woman better than I ever have in my life. Zoloft and Prozac took my sex drive down to zero. Lexapro seems to boost my sex drive but only slightly delays ejac. And that's perfect for me. As I said I'm naturally a one minute man lol ??. I don't feel like I'm high on drugs. I feel like I'm high on my awesome life!!!!!!!!!! I used it think my life was worth ending because I'm a horrible person. But now I think I have a lot to offer the world!!!! Try lexapro. Maybe it can change your life too!!! Don't struggle with depression or anxiety. There is help!!!! You are loved!!!!Read More Read Less

About a month ago, I had, basically, a complete mental breakdown after being triggered due to my PTSD. I mean, my life did a complete flip. I am a very independent person but after this, I couldn't be alone, I couldn't drive, I was in a complete dissociative state and severely depressed as well as anxious. I started taking Lexapro but my symptoms didn't change. I had pretty much given up hope and had accepted that I'd never be the person I was. Luckily, I have a great support system who constantanly reminded me that all things take time. Around week 4 of taking Lexapro, I woke up one morning and felt more like the real me than I had in what seemed like an eternity. I am happy to report that since that day, I have been feeling better and better each day. My advice to those of you just getting started on Lexapro: just give it time. Read More Read Less

I tried Lexapro after experiencing a recurrence of anxiety and depression. I had tried to discontinue Zoloft after 10+ years but symptoms returned in a few months. Lexapro seemed to make my symptoms worse and never gave me any relief. I transitioned back to Zoloft which seems to be more effective.