User Reviews for escitalopram oxalate oral

I took escitalopram (Lexapro) for just over one month. This was the worst medication I've ever taken so far. It didn't help out with my anxiety one bit. Wouldn't recommend this medication to anyone!

I've been taking this for well over a year with good effects. As stated it takes 2-4 weeks for full effect. I noticed a mood difference in about a week with full effect at just over 2. As a 49yr male I do struggle with the ED side effect which does suck indeed but it's a much better quality of life than without it. My moods swings range from depression to paranoia to anger and frustration to the point I need to be very careful not to get overly angry. Those feelings are regulated to a positive even level 90% of the time and in stressful times I use xanax to control further. I have forgotten to take this with negative effects consistently on the 3rd day. This has worked better than 3 other similar meds including Wellbutrin and Zoloft that left me unable to have much of any emotions which was unacceptable. This gives me a good balance. Read More Read Less

This was really horrible. I've been taking it for almost a year now and finally switching to something else, I've been tireder than ever; lost a lot of weight; crazy mood swings. everything about it has made me a terror for other people to be around in much worse ways than I was before I took the medication.

I started taking this at the suggestion of my dr. due to severe anxiety, stress and fear over extreme marital and work issues. I only take 5 mg and it was a God-send! I no longer 'worry' and I'm not afraid. It has helped me calm down and not become overwhelmed. I don't cry a the drop of a hat any more. I don't get anxious when faced with several crisis at once. I do notice that I'm a little 'flat' and may seem disinterested or unemotional, but its more like severe calm. I've been taking for 14 months. The only down sides are: after six months I started gaining weight quickly... 15 lbs in three months; I have a hard time falling asleep now; I dont care for sex; and I have sweating episodes. These could also all be thyroid issues due my age and menopause. I am seeing my dr next week to confirm. But overall, this medicine is worth the side affects... Just because I don't get so upset and worried anymore. I feel really happy and my normal self again. Thank you!!!Read More Read Less

I was prescribed with escitalopram 10 mg for the treatment of anxiety and depression. I had been on it for 3 weeks till I stopped it after developing sexual dysfunction. It has been 7 months and still there is no hope of recovery as there is no definitive cure for this condition. I am depressed manyfolds now. It has disabled me and left me with desperation and suicidal thoughts. I would recommend not to take escitalopram nor any other antideressant of SSRI class unless you think sex is less important than prevailing mental health condition.Read More Read Less

My doctor recommended I give these a try was I was debating quitting my job because of stress. Four weeks later I was a different person. I not only didn't quit my job, I was subsequently praised by my superiors and colleagues for dramatic change for the better. Friends and family have also said that I seem like a different, much happier person. I just wish I'd known about this stuff years ago.

Been using this for 2 yrs..can recommend this medication to those having panic attack.

didn't do much. kind of ineffective for me.

Terrible medicine. Post using this i was feeling suicidal tendency, irritation, i was given this for tension, anxiety. But post having this medicine i was severely sick....its like i was fine before...this medicine made me sick

When I first started taking Cipralex it worked great! My mood was back to normal and I could do things without being anxious. After approximately 8 months of taking Cipralex I started extremely sweating.

Panic attacks due to pressures at work and generalized anxiousness for most of my life were alleviated along with therapy by 10 mg per day of Lexapro. I started using it in October 2015 and have tapered to 5 mg / day in early 2019. It is a mellow helper and cuts the edge of anxiety to where I see more clearly situations and events.

very helpful for OCD

Took 5mg as prescribed finally one day to see if it would help me, made me feel anxious/restless and slightly euphoric but also gave me headaches and made it hard to gather thoughts clearly. Woke up the next day after and was still feeling the effect, the drug stays working in your system for more then a day. I discontinued use after that experience, take caution if you're considering taking it as this medication doesn't work for everyone.

I've been on Escitalopram 5 mgs for a couple of months, and I swear after a week I started feeling better emotionally. My emotional well-being is better than it probably has ever been in my life. I only wish I had tried this years ago. I do have the yawns and feel tired 80% of the time. But my emotional well-being is more important to me right now than how I feel physically and energy-wise. I had headaches the first week, but those have gone away. No weight gain, not yet anyway. Thank you, Lexapro/Escitalopram! Read More Read Less

The only thing I have been worried about while on this medication is the fact that I have, almost every night, had very vivid dreams....and I remember them clearly when I wake up in the morning. Some of them are very worrisome to me!

So far i've been taking this medication for 6 months and it helps alot.

escitalopram is an excellent drug. it does sure help in the case of anxiety. the negative effect is blurry vision, too much of weight gain etc..

I have one thing to say to you: there is hope. If you’re like I was, you are sitting there wondering what happened to you, why you can’t get your old self back, and if you will ever feel better again. Maybe you dread the thought of medication...your anxiety cruelly makes you feel anxious about all the anxiety medication horror stories out there. The stigma around medication holds you back. No one will talk about it in real life...Maybe you worry it will make you a zombie ... or even worse, it won’t work at all. I can tell you that this was me a little over a year ago...and there IS hope. I’m a mid-30's male. Lexapro (Escitalopram) saved my job, my marriage, my family......my life. Anxiety and panic attacks had completely overtaken me. I was under a constant cloud of intense dread, overwhelming anxiety, and frequent panic attacks. I couldn’t sleep or eat...I lost more than 30 pounds (and wasn’t overweight to begin with). The decision to start on Lexapro (Escitalopram) was very difficult. In a cruel twist of irony, everything about the idea intensified my anxiety. I worried about everything you’re probably worrying about ... horrible side effects, how long it would take to work, not working at all, becoming addicted...all that stuff. Finally, I couldn’t take anymore. My job was suffering, my family was suffering, and everything I used to love brought me no joy. Basically, I dreaded every moment of every day and night. I finally started on Lexapro (actually, the generic Escitalopram). To be honest, it took at least 2 full months for it to completely work. Maybe even 3. There was definitely some improvement before that, but finally one day, life felt back to normal. I can tell you now that I have my life back. Lexapro is absolutely, completely, unequivocally incredible. I feel like my “old self” again. The overwhelming anxious thoughts have disappeared, and I haven’t had a single panic attack. When I do begin to get anxious thoughts, I find I can control them andRead More Read Less