- new here and scared 5th November 2003
... but im so exhausted ai dont feel like it. i was on lexapro for 6 months and it didnt do anything. i just started...
... Also, you say you just started Prozac & were on Lexapro . How long did you wean off the Lexapro, cause the ... sound just like the ones I had when they PUT me on Lexapro . I thought i had the stomach flu, was sick as a dog ... 1/2 weeks. Could this be the withdrawals from the Lexapro ? I know panic can do many things, but I know how ... you feel, that's exactly how I felt ON Lexapro . So consider that it may be the coming off Lexapro ... attacks & slight nausea, but not as bad as on the Lexapro ....
... Also, you say you just started Prozac & were on Lexapro . How long did you wean off the Lexapro, cause the ... sound just like the ones I had when they PUT me on Lexapro . I thought i had the stomach flu, was sick as a dog ... 1/2 weeks. Could this be the withdrawals from the Lexapro ? I know panic can do many things, but I know how ... you feel, that's exactly how I felt ON Lexapro . So consider that it may be the coming off Lexapro ... attacks & slight nausea, but not as bad as on the Lexapro .
Hi Lori
I dont think this has anything do do ... with the lexapro . i was on prozac 5 yrs ago for anxiety and it worked ... i guess i got immuned and it stopped. so i went on lexapro 5-6 months ago. i stopped lexapro 2 days ago. my psychiatri ... me. so i have had the "flu liek symptoms while on lexapro . they didnt give me anything for the gastroneteritis...
... better. If you had these symptoms before going off the Lexapro , then I would think it wasn't withdrawal from it....
... Keep in touch, it could be all stress related if your Lexapro had not been doing its job for you....
- When antidepressants don't work 4th November 2003
... to Welbuterin and had some anxiety. So I went on Lexapro and that worked ok for another year. I was at the...
- Does having suicidal thoughts require hospitalization? 30th October 2003
... doc, I just go to a reg doc. I have been on 10mg of Lexapro now for 4wks and I don't feel a change. The only difference...
- lexapro in the a.m. or p.m.?? 30th October 2003
... I took Lexapro from August 1 to the middle of Oct. It did not do...
- Withdrawing from Lexapro 21st October 2003
... I just finished tappering off my last dose of lexapro last week and have not suffered any headaches or nausea ... of bed due to the symptoms I had prior to being on lexapro . If anyone has ANY advise or common issues please...
... [QUOTE=lori j]I am getting off lexapro after only 2 1/2 weeks. It gave me all the side affects...
- HARD ALCOHOL MIXED W/ WELLBUTRIN AND EFFEXOR 20th October 2003
... I was on Celexa, then Lexapro , and drank while on both of them. Since I only started...
- Can benzodiazepines be managed? 13th October 2003
... like I wanted to jump out of my skin. We switched to Lexapro . I started slow .5 and went up to 10,
started getting ... interacting with the xanax.
I am weaning off the Lexapro after only one month but am having trouble now the...
... a few at the time, and here comes Zoloft and then Lexapro ....both are excitary drugs since serotonin is an...
... help me cope with the panic attacks Zoloft induced. Lexapro is not that different from Zoloft, so your current ... jitters might be Lexapro /Zoloft withdrawal. Maybe once it's washed out of your...
- Lexapro 12th October 2003
... Hello,
I'm taking lexapro , I've been on it for 3 months. I love it, it has ... helped my despression a lot. Lexapro doesn't give me any bad side effects. I/m taking...
... I have been on 10mg of Lexapro for a little over a month now and I myself worry when ... give them any kind of good results.
I hope the Lexapro is working for you, Lorij!!...
... sapphira
I am off Lexapro after 2 1/2 weeks. I was so sick on it, had diahrrea ... & a slight bit of nausea, but nothing like on the Lexapro . It's too soon to tell if the Effexor is going to...
... from withdrawal from my old med or from starting the Lexapro . This whole business of changing meds is very difficult...
... luck with the effexor. i've just started with the lexapro and i really should give it a chance. for me, the...
... now and my therapist thinks that I should be put on Lexapro or Effexor. I'm honestly very excited about trying...
... p.s. to radio: lexapro is for mild depression AND anxiety. my dr. told me...
... to stick it out, I have read many good things about Lexapro . Maybe going to the smallest dose will help & you...
... first time in my life. I had a terrible time with Lexapro , as I've said, but so far a week on effexor xr and...
... WOW!!! I took that too and it only made me WORSE!!! Lexapro DOES NOT WORK!!! But, some people are different, that...
... going to butt in here. I am a veteran of two years on lexapro (plus some other meds). I have been posting here ... depression on and off for 18 years!) I was prescribed lexapro for the depression, and Trazadone for insomnia (which ... able to pinpoint some not so great things with the lexapro . Then I tried to come off the lexapro. That is a ... time. It was excruciating. But I am here...post lexapro , and post wellbutrin, too.
My point is (yes ... guys are not me. There is nothing saying that the lexapro won't work FABULOUSLY for some of the people on this ... that does pass too. But just so you know....effexor, lexapro , almost all the SSRI's give a good portion of the...
... I have been on lexapro since july of this year, my doc gave it to me because...
... and the sensitivity to sunlight are common to the lexapro . Keep posting and trading info! Then we can ALL...
- Lexapro & weight gain 20th September 2003
... have not experienced your side effects while taking lexapro , I have experience weight gain and fatigue while taking...
... Has anyone else gained weight on Lexapro ? I have been on 10 mg for 8 months and have gained ... will keep you posted.
Hi
yes, I have been on Lexapro for a month and I have gained about five pounds.. ... is OK anymore and I willnot be pleased. I was told lexapro can make you crave carbs......
- PLEASE MAY I HEAR FROM PEOPLE ON 20 MGS LEXAPRO? 20th September 2003
... your dosage if youre falling back into depression. Lexapro is a great drug with little or no side effects. Best...
- COULD I HEAR FROM ANYONE WHO HAS INCREASED HIS/HER DOSAGE OF LEXAPRO FROM 10 MG UP? 16th September 2003
... You will feel better after your increase in Lexapro . Best of luck!!...
- Lexapro prescribed to quit smoking? 5th September 2003
... Lexapro has caused me to smoke more....
... smoking on wellbutrin, but I never heard of using Lexapro for it.
All Lexapro did was make me nauseous, I...
- Lexapro side effects 13th August 2003
... Brige,
I have only been taking Lexapro for 10 days so there may be side effects that I haven ... around here.. I have currently been taking off of Lexapro all-together due that it made me restless at night...
... I just recently started taking Lexapro (one pill in the morning)... and havent really noticed ... what are the side effects that you get from taking Lexapro ?? If you all could please let me know, that would ... will probably hear some negative things about the lexapro . The question is...is it working for you?...
... will probably hear some negative things about the lexapro . The question is...is it working for you?
Actually ... because I basically told the old psychiatrist that Lexapro seems like a good anxiety/antidepressant.. and I wanted ... another drug too.. and the reason why he put me on Lexapro was that the other drug made me very lethargic.. but...
... actually just posted about this, but I've been taking Lexapro for about a month now and I LOVE IT. It has done...
... the 10lbs i lost while on zoloft). i'm starting on lexapro in a few days and it's really helpful to hear all...
... I started taking Lexapro about 4 days ago. I know what you mean about the...
... dialated. i just started on an anti-depressant med ( lexapro ) yesterday and i'm not sure if that's doing it. is ... do that? i just started on an anti-depressant med ( lexapro ) yesterday and i'm not sure if that's doing it. i...
... dialated. i just started on an anti-depressant med ( lexapro ) yesterday and i'm not sure if that's doing it. is ... do that? i just started on an anti-depressant med ( lexapro ) yesterday and i'm not sure if that's doing it. i...
... I have been on Lexapro for about 5 days. It has made me really sick! Nausea ... horrible. A friend of mine said when she first went on Lexapro , she was like this for 2 weeks but she said that it...
... which got no reply and now I realise why! In the UK Lexapro is known as Cipralex.
Anyway, I've started to...
... which got no reply and now I realise why! In the UK Lexapro is known as Cipralex.
Eeeek, so sorry ab30. I...
... depression (i'll explain more later) and have found Lexapro quite effective in lifting my mood. However, it makes ... which eventually went away), I had no problems with Lexapro . However, I may switch back to generic form of Celexa ... since it's cheaper; there is not yet a generic for Lexapro . It's about as effective as Lexapro in my opinion...
... there's a difference in make up between Cipralex and Lexapro , so I think it's only fair to you that I comment here ... for the reasons I give above.
I was on Cipralex/ Lexapro from Feb '05 for about 6--8 months. It didn't benefit...
... depression (i'll explain more later) and have found Lexapro quite effective in lifting my mood. However, it makes ... which eventually went away), I had no problems with Lexapro . However, I may switch back to generic form of Celexa ... since it's cheaper; there is not yet a generic for Lexapro . It's about as effective as Lexapro in my opinion ... here but my MD started my pharmaceutical treatment on Lexapro and after several weeks, I was a zombie, taking it...
... I just recently started taking Lexapro (one pill in the morning)... and havent really noticed ... what are the side effects that you get from taking Lexapro ?? If you all could please let me know, that would ... new med...
~Brige
Hello:
I started taking lexapro 3 days ago and it makes me feel more anxious and I...
... I have been taking 10 mg. of Lexapro for one year and 9 months without missing a dosage ... . Lexapro worked wonderfully for reducing feelings of anxiety...
- Looking for an anti-anxiety drug with minimal side effects 27th July 2003
... of it & had to be changed. My family doc put me on Lexapro , I was sick as a dog on it, then changed me to effexor...
- anyone get hives or acne from lexapro??? 20th July 2003
... completely gone. After a few days my psych put me on Lexapro 10mg, and after the third day on it the hives came ... as well as legs, arms, belly... I've been off the Lexapro for about 36 hours now and the hives are not going ... away at all.
Anyone that's had hives from Lexapro ...how long does it generally take for them to go away...
... wellbutrin make me have acne and feel itchy. but i think lexapro actually helps! my face has been clearer than ever ... . i do kno that lexapro is known to make people sweat more, espically in their...
- People on Lexapro please read 24th June 2003
... Yes I have been on Lexapro for about 2 months now and I have had all the side...
... Hello everyone..I have been on lexapro about 9 months and it has worked wonders for me. ... for a 25 year old my sex drive has lowered since lexapro but i will have sex 2 times a week instead of 10 panic...
... Ok, LostCause. I've only been on 10mg. of Lexapro for a week now. That is 10mg. per day. I haven't noticed...
... headache, vomitting, chills & fever & insomnia from Lexapro . I think sexual side effect would have been a minor ... inconvenience compared to what Lexapro did to me....
... I am now on 20mg lexapro . I was on 10mg since December. I had to start seeing ... find a new psychiatrist and ask to be taken off of lexapro because in my oppinion ...it stinks. Ive been on...
... Ive only been on lexapro for 3 days now and i already feel like im having sexual...
... I have been on Lexapro 20mg twice and did NOT have sexual side effects, as ... that none of this happened until I started taking Lexapro and Xanax (which I am off of now)
Staci...
... I am now on 20mg lexapro ....
I also have tremors and higher anxiety and ... find a new psychiatrist and ask to be taken off of lexapro because in my oppinion ...it stinks. Ive been on...
... Hi! I've been on lexapro for four maybe five months now and compared to the...
... Ive only been on lexapro for 3 days now and i already feel like im having sexual...
... Ive only been on lexapro for 3 days now and i already feel like im having sexual...
... I have been taking lexapro for about 2 weeks now and I have noticed a slight...
... inclination to do anything about it. Then I switched to Lexapro , and my friends even noticed that I stopped even talking...
... This is my second post regarding lexapro side effects. Most of the horrible effects are now...
... Has anyone stopped taking the Lexapro and the desire come back and been able to orgasim ... ? I have been off the Lexapro 10 day. I am still coping with the side effects and...
- Zoloft and Acne 15th March 2003
... ago because i was breaking out all over my face from Lexapro . This post is not incouraging because my doc has switched ... it made me feel that much better. To be honest the Lexapro helped for about 2 weeks and then stopped! I hope...
- Zoloft Withdrawal is HELL! 29th January 2003
... there and it is NO fun, I am working on going off Lexapro now :(...
... Sarge (sprinkles/mrlady),
I'm coming off lexapro (and some other stuff), not zoloft, but the withdrawals ... effexor, Paxil, etc.). I've been trying to get off the lexapro since late spring. I too had to go back on to get ... and slowly weaned 1 mg at a time. I've been off the lexapro for almost 3 weeks now, and the withdrawal has definitely...
... been a much easier withdrawal than the one off the lexapro !!! Use Benadryl to get you over the rough spots....
- PLEASE list the med you are on and if you gained or lost weight 12th January 2003
... I've been on Lexapro for a month and lost 16lbs....went from a size 14...
... I've gained 25-30 lbs over 9 months on 10mg of Lexapro . Gotta get off of it now because the weight gain...
... wellbutrin-lost weight
Zyprexa--gained a lot
Now I am on Lexapro and I need to gain weight because I am severely depressed ... weeks and have gained only 3 lbs. Has anyone gained on Lexapro and did the nauseus, sleeplessness, dizziness and...
... I was on lexapro for maybe 2+ months but then got off it (it didn't...
... tried Prozac, Wellbutrin, Effexor and currently am on Lexapro . I wonder if some of the weight gainers were depressed ... idea.
Prozac-lost weight
Wellbutrin-no change
Lexapro -so far no change, only 5 wks...decreased appetite...
... it back when I was put on Zyprexa. Later I went on Lexapro and lost about 10lbs. in the first month. Right now ... I'm on Lexapro , Zyprexa & Klonopin and am gaining. So I guess the...
... you take it?
Thanks,
Salty
I've been on Lexapro for a month and lost 16lbs....went from a size 14...
... years or so I was mostly on SSRI's (Paxil, Celexa, Lexapro ). During that time I gained a total of 15 lbs which ... the worst weight gain from meds. (I also take 10mg Lexapro , .5 mg Klonopin with the Lithium).
But, everybody...
... Lexapro Been on 10mg for one year, no weight gain or loss...
... i was on zoloft, paxil, celexa, and lexapro at times in my life.
paxil made me gain weight ...
zoloft made me lose my appetite.
celexa and lexapro had no side effects really.
lexapro is a great...
...
In those 9 years, I tried Paxil, Celexa and Lexapro (the longest) as well as short stints with Wellbutrin ... sanity needs to come before weight but I also take Lexapro 10 mg, Wellbutrin (just started) and Klonopin (just...
- this is embarrasing but I have to ask 2nd January 2003
... for the least sexual side effects.
I have been on Lexapro for 2 months now. Initially, I thought I couldn't...
- celexa vs. wellbutrin 17th December 2002
... appetite, but did not help at all with my depression. Lexapro made it impossible to orgasm, so now I'm on day 1...
- Paxil & Weight Gain?? 23rd September 2002
... reached a size 10. I got off it finally and started lexapro instead. Now im about a 6-8 but have not been able...
- Depressed or just plain lazy?? 15th August 2002
... anxiety and thought it was normal. Finally I went on Lexapro which helped my anxiety so much that I could finally ... I'm just simply lazy. Is it a side effect of the Lexapro or something else? I feel perfectly happy staying...
- HIDA Scan 4th June 2008
... movements for a long time but we were blameing it on the Lexapro that she takes because it caused that side effect...
- nausea after gallbladder surgery 29th March 2008
... I have been on Lexapro and Lorazapam for the past 10 years. After many different...
... [QUOTE=sleepysandman;3508497]I have been on Lexapro and Lorazapam for the past 10 years. After many different...
- Gastritis Or Something? 1st September 2007
... still gotten no relief.
I am currently taking Lexapro antidepressant and Ambien CR because it has depressed...
- stomach probs..need help..desperate..plz 26th March 2007
... I saw a different doctor who put me on zantac and lexapro . That doctor did a blood test for h pylori, stool...
- Has anyone had success after Gall bladder removal?? 12th January 2007
... within a few days of changing meds.
My doc gave me lexapro in oct after a bad bout. i also took them for a week...
- Gastritis and Weight Loss 22nd October 2006
... especially for gastritis sufferers?
I am also on lexapro for anxiety which i am not sure has been caused from...
- Stomach Issues 5th September 2006
... sinus problems for as many also. The doc put me on Lexapro thinking tummy was stress related, fixed the reflux...
... well. However, as I stated, since my duration on lexapro , the acid reflux has not been apparent and I stopped...
- antibiotics the cause? your thought if you may. 14th July 2006
... honestly. I didn't take them long, lets see...
Lexapro , I took only 2 days, then zoloft 25mg 1x and then ... lexapro again 1/2 pill for 2 days. This was over a 6 month...
- Stomach Pains 18th June 2006
... and i hadthem before for like 2wks and i gotoff my lexapro and they quit and now their back.. i took i think ... improve a little since the prilosec.. oh and it was the lexapro giving met he pains itwas the nexium sorry..the lexapro...
- Small Stomach pains varied spots Pls Help me 16th June 2006
... and i hadthem before for like 2wks and i gotoff my lexapro and they quit and now their back.. i took i think ... improve a little since the prilosec.. oh and it was the lexapro giving met he pains itwas the nexium sorry..the lexapro...
- Does this sound like Celiac Disease? 8th April 2006
... this point I saw a phsychiatrist and he prescribed Lexapro , which had terrible side effects, then changed me...
- Anyone here have erosive esophagus? 18th February 2006
... because of my huge stress/anxiety problem, I take Lexapro . It helps greatly with my stress, which in turn helps...
... because of my huge stress/anxiety problem, I take Lexapro . It helps greatly with my stress, which in turn helps ... ve been the same way lately too and I used to be on Lexapro but it cause me a lot of problems. I've been off of...
- upset stomach 1st February 2006
... medications for it. I do take Nexium for reflux and Lexapro for anti anxiety.
Just some thoughts I had after...
- Nutritional Supplements 29th June 2005
... surgeon. I told the gp about my anxiety and he put me on lexapro . Approximately 3 hours after taking my first dose ... of lexapro I was sitting at work and my eyes became fully dialated ... my gp who gave me klonopin to bring me down off the lexapro and a prescription for Zoloft. I opted not to take...
- Robinul Forte and/or Nulev 25th June 2005
... I told the gp about my anxiety and he put me on lexapro . Approximately 3 hours after taking my first dose ... of lexapro I was sitting at work and my eyes became fully dialated ... my gp who gave me klonopin to bring me down off the lexapro and a prescription for Zoloft. I opted not to take...
- Embarassing gas!!!! Help please!!!! 18th May 2005
... anxiety agent but I respond better to Xanax. I am on Lexapro now and my gas has reduced tremendously. I still ... somewhat better. I hope when I get to the full does of Lexapro that I notice a big difference. Probaly just wishful...
- Diagnosed with gastritis...please read! 25th March 2005
... depression.
I havent looked into it yet but Xanax is one Lexapro is another. I think the one my doctor is going to...
- Stomach pain. What do my symptoms indicate? 23rd February 2005
... initial appointment, my doctor also prescribed me Lexapro (an anti-anxiety medication).
After 6 weeks of ... taking Lexapro , my abdominal pain began to decrease. But after 3 ... months of taking Lexapro , I started getting the pain again. I should say my...
... Xanax, Ativan or any number of others on the market. Lexapro is also mostly for depression, and just may not be ... specifically. Now, here's the thing - I take both Lexapro and Ativan which have been prescribed for depression...
- Gastroparesis...looks like the best of my life is behind me. 19th December 2004
... on. I'm afraid of daily anxiety meds like Paxil and Lexapro because of their side effects and I've also heard...
- Please Help?? 12th September 2004
... and had a Leep surgery, Now my doctor has put me on Lexapro for anxiety and deppression. My stomach feels like...
- I am having an upper GI 31st August 2004
... months now my docs have been trying to get me to take Lexapro but I am so damn fearful of the side effect of more ... think eventually I will give in and at least TRY the Lexapro and just hope that I don't have bad side effects....
- new here 5th November 2003
... but im so exhausted ai dont feel like it. i was on lexapro for 6 months and it didnt do anything. i just started...
- Rotten egg burps, throwing up, bloated, etc... 9th April 2003
... helped. I had terrible throat problems. I then tried Lexapro to help with anxiety. It helped with the anxiety...
