User Reviews for Lexapro oral

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.

Helped my skin-picking and compulsive-anxious thoughts, but I just feel numb. Hard to feel depressed when you can't really feel anything. On 5mg right now. But even on 2.5mg, I couldn't orgasm or enjoy music/creative things that used to bring me joy even when I was depressed. My mood does feel more "stable," but at what cost? I feel like a robot. Cool dreams though....

Hey guys! I’m not one to write reviews on anything but this site has been the only one i’ve been relying on when I first started this medication. I’ll share my story in hopes it will help someone who was in my shoes. (scroll to the end paragraph to see side effects if you don’t care to read my story!) I got sick with the flu and didn’t eat for 5 days. After I got over that, I started getting heartburn and indigestion really bad. I went to my doctor and I had to see an NP since my primary doctor was booked. The first thing she said was mentioning stomach cancer or H.Pylori. After this, I went home and started researching stomach cancer symptoms and other forms of cancer that I may have had. I went down a rabbit hole. I lost my appetite, I was nauseous every single day, I wasn’t sleeping, my stomach was in so much pain, I stopped going to work and stopped doing school for weeks. I was so anxious that I had some form of cancer and that I was going to die. After about 2 weeks on anti-acids, I had a check in with the NP I saw previously. She then prescribed me ulcer medication. This took my anxiety and raised it to a level where I was uncontrollably shaking and crying all the time. My thoughts were always negative. Finally, I called my primary doctor and told them I was having panic attacks and needed to see my regular doctor asap. They got me in the next day. She prescribed me Buspar and it worked for a couple of weeks taking it 3 times a day. Then it stopped working. I had a panic attack and ended up in the ER doing chest x-rays, blood tests, EKG, all the things. My doctor prescribed me Lexapro. I was panicking because she said it may make me nauseous. I was having panic attacks for the first 3 days of taking it because I was so scared of the side effects. After day 3, it was almost like it was a part of a routine. The only side effects I really experienced was dry mouth and tiredness. I was nauseous but I can’t say for sure that it was the medicine. I was still very anxious every single day. I am now on week 2 of taking 10mg. I feel really good this week. I am noticing a decrease in the thoughts, or when they come, I am able to push them off. STICK WITH IT!!! I understand that it may not be for everyone, but stick with it. I am not even to the full potential of this medication yet and I am already noticing a difference. Yes, I may be having some side effects, but they will go away. I hope this helps someone who was in the same place I was in. You’re never alone. Read More Read Less

After trial and error with 5 SSRIs, I thought I would never find a medication that worked for me. My Dr prescribed Lexapro for my anxiety, and my quality of life has gone up since I started taking it 4 years ago. My life has literally done a 180 turn.

I’m currently 14 year old and I got diagnosed with serve anxiety and generalized depression when I was 12.They first put me on fluoxetine and I took that for long time but I hated the way it made me feel so my doctor slowly switched me to 10mg lexapro.Lexapro was very helpful and is still very helpful to me but I still feel anxious and overwhelmed all the time about things that normally people don’t.

I have been taking it for 2-3 months, I have another 4 and a bit to go. I haven't had any side effects, I just noticed it makes me active so I switched from evening to lunch after the first few days. I have had a few more vivid dreams (happened twice in close to 3 months, so really not a big deal), I didn't have any nausea (ate very well beforehand for the first month while my body adjusted, then I could take it in between meals as well, without any nausea). I have been prescribed escitalopram for PTSD (manifesting with anxiety rather than depression, I have only had a few depressive episodes but constant anxiety for years) and I take lorazepam only on a need basis, if I sense severe panic attacks or after intense panic attacks. My day to day anxiety, agoraphobia and compulsive thoughts and behaviours have almost completely gone away and I could finally implement the strategies worked on in therapy effectively. I hesitated for close to a year before taking it, went to three different doctors without mentioning the recieved results from the other doctors, only the psychological report (as to not bias them) to make sure they all recommend the same thing (they did). It's okay to be cautious, hesitant even, but I'm here to say it can definetely help, and you won't know until you take your medical provider's advice. Read More Read Less

I've been on 10mg of lexapro for just over a month and cannot remember the last time I felt this amazing. I suffered from such severe anxiety that I was always focused on the worst case scenario. It affected my marriage, everyday life and social interactions. I now cannot convince myself to be scared (which is so weird) and I feel happy and friendly all the time. I don't have bad days really and I don't feel guilty or worried when my schedule or routine changes like I used to. The first few weeks were tough. I did see some immediate positives but alot more side effects. To anyone just starting out on lexapro, give it 4 weeks and stay positive! It could change your life! Read More Read Less

I was on Prozac, but that made everything worse. Now that I’m on Lexapro, my anxiety has gone down, but I’ve noticed that I keep having to raise my dosage if I want to get rid of the anxiety completely. I’ve also noticed a HUGE weight gain. But you win some and you lose some. I’m looking at getting off the Lexapro and only using Hydroxyzine PRN.