User Reviews for escitalopram oxalate oral

It took around 5 weeks before the total effect kick in..and did it kick in! Helping me thru death and divorce. Thank God for my doctor for putting me on it. Was reluctant to take at first. Cleared my foggy head, confusing, lost weight, able to deal with one problem at a time, putting life in perspective. Sex drive, well, sex is overated anyway, have had somewhat of a decrease but thats due to the everyday stresses. It comes and goes. Am a funeral director, lost my dog this year, currently going thru divorce, and a life or death surgery coming up for my mother. Thank God for God's grace and this pill. Everythings gonna be alright. Read More Read Less

I switched to the generic in March when it was first available. In the last 2 months I have noticed increased sweating/ hot flashes...so much so I thought I might be going through early menopause. Blood draw showed normal levels of hormones, etc... so have come to the conclusion that maybe it is this generic form. Definitely a noticable decrease in sex drive (even from regular Lexapro)

The pharmacy started offering this as a generic option two months ago. My anxiety has steadily been increasing. I am switching back to Lexapro which worked well.

I have been taking this drug for about 3 weeks now and it works great for the depression but I have no sex drive at all now and am wondering if there are any alternatives.

No side effects that I didn't have with Lexapro. A great generic option.

Why did my dr. change my med from citlolaopram to escitralopram??? what is the difference???

only side effect I;ve had is when missing doses... sparks fly in my head.

I started on five mgs of this med for two weeks then tried ten mgs and i don't feel any better. i still don't go outside and it's sunny and i have a dog. i still feel down. and tired and no energy. this is going on three weeks. i take a nap during the day and go to bed at ten thirty at night time. and sleep till nine am. i don't want to go anywhere outside the house.

I have taken Lexapro 20mg for 10 years with lots of success. A month ago the pharmacy gave me the generic. I do not feel like it works as good as Lexapro so doctor increased another 10mg, started 2 days ago. So far too early to tell. Would like to go back to Lexapro but doctor wants me to give generic some time. For the past month I have had moody swings and suicidal thoughts. Hoping things improve.

I have been taking the brand name (Lexapro) for over 8 years with excellent results for my depression, and no real side affect except some loss of sex drive. Without it , I have trouble thinking, get very depressed and suicidal. However, recently the pharmacist switched the prescription to the generic, and the sex drive has gone down to none existent. It costs me $30 less to have the generic, but I am going back to the brand name because of the affect on the sex.

If you run out of meds or forget to take this med for a couple days,you can experience flu-like symptoms.

Since switching to this, my level of concentration is non-existent. I cannot focus on anything. This was prescribed to control my anxiety. Not being able to focus and complete a task has only increased my anxiety level. Very frustrating.

It has done nothing for me

My doctor took me off Prozac which was a blessing! I have not found any nasty side-effects since I've been taking it for about 4 years. I holds me together. Without this med I can't seem to handle things. I am much more in contral and able to handle life's situations. Without it I seem to fall apart. For me it has benn a god-send.

I started this medication after I quit smoking and found myself screaming at everyone. My anger was so great I wanted to hurt people, I would just shake trying to control myself. If there is a lower sex drive, I haven't experienced it. But my husband is not really into sex anymore.ED from Diabetes. So that is a seldom thing. Works great for me! After 3 years I had to up it to 20 mg. But my anger is under control.

It gave me a new balanced persepective while working under stress.

just start'd takin them today. yet another pill to try. have suffer'd with depression all my life. readin up on other peoples comments im not lookin at these to work either!!! Must be my 30th pill ive try'd.just come down from 350mg of seroquel to 50mg to take with them with 3 other meds i take for depression too.

my depression is worsening with head pains(aches) liek cranio msuclar aches not to be confused with headaches. Sad meloncholic still after several mths... I hate this feeling. It is the worse