Published on December 09, 2023
Escitalopram, the generic form of Lexapro, is primarily used to treat depression and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
Below are lists of some of the more common side effects the drug
Yes, when either starting Lexapro or increasing your dose, you may experience certain side effects
Are you on
Stopping gradually can help
UP and down ?? Hi everyone, I am 22F and it's my 5 week on Lexapro (10mg)
Lexapro (Escitalopram) has emerged as one of the most popular antidepressant drugs in the United States
5 years on lexapro
Your brain is trying to make the correct synapses again so at first you can feel shaky, dizzy, sick, tired, more anxious or just down right cruddy
Then the past three days it's gotten so much worse
For three days, I had similar symptoms to the first week – alternating anxiety with exhaustion, some dizziness, some nausea, some headache
Hi, I’ve been taking Escitalopram for anxiety and insomnia for just over 14 weeks now, 7 weeks on 5mg and 7 weeks on 10mg
But I guess other people say it gets better so idk
Just get through these weeks of ups and downs, it will be worth it! I'm at the 10 week mark and feel absolutely fantastic, but before i started i wanted to die every day
These include irritation, dizziness, sensory disturbances, anxiety, confusion, headache, unsteady state of mind and insomnia
This results in reduction of dose
Lexapro is like a patch on a leaking tire:quite ok short term,but broader intervention is needed long term to
I was so fed up with my weight gain and not getting any benefit from Lexapro, that I stopped taking it after only having been on 5 mg for 4 days
I'm starting to feel like I am moving backward in my progress, so all that just sent me down an anxious path for about the last 5 days
Hi all I really hope and pray someone can help! I was on Lexapro 18 months ago and it worked perfectly until it stopped working
Is this normal? A community for those prescribed Lexapro or Cipralex, also known as Escitalopram
Has anyone else experienced this? Did it pass? I’m worried about getting pssd and wondering how long should i give it before switching to something else
janiebme 5 April 2016
I went back down to 5 mg because I could not handle the internal hyper feeling and agitation
If you are between the ages of 18 and 60, take no other medication or have no other medical conditions, side effects you are more likely to experience include: Insomnia or drowsiness, sexual dysfunction, nausea, dry mouth, and