Has anyone out use Lexapro? And if so where there any side effects.?
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No bad side effects, it only makes you a little jittery at first, then it just helps you make it through the day.  Things are less stressful while on this medication.
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Yes. Go to your doctor and ask about Welbutren or Lexapro. They help! I take them both because I suffer from sivere Depression.
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My husband was taking lexapro, and I can definitely tell you he suffered major sexual side effects. Your doctor can tell you more about the side effects, but usually if you are having problems your doctor can switch meds, until you find something that works for you.
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i was the same way with my 4 yr. old. and i told my doctor, and she gave me some samples of lexapro, which works great !! helps well with the moods also !! so the best answer i can give you is to go to your doctor and explain what your symptons are and how your feeling. always remember doctors can help.
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I am sorry that that happened to you. YOu just need to understand that when you post your questions / comments on here we can't tell what form you are saying them in. So some people may read them as harrassment while others look at them as someone in alot of pain reaching out for help. If you do need help this is a place in which you can get some, but also remember that people are mean. And some of them may make comments that hurt your feelings just for the sake of being an a$$. That is really good that you are seeing a therapist and feeling and doing better with everything. If you ever need a friend to talk to you can email me at any time. I suffer from anxiety and I am on Lexapro for 6 weeks now. I love it and feel great. So I guess I kind of know where you are comming from.
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I was on this for 3 months (couldn't make it the 6 months) and had numerous problems.  Some people have little to no issues while others experience a lot.  Below is what happened to me.\n\n1. Continous migraine-like headaches.\n2. Dry heaves after eating anything.  It was very diffult to keep food down.  I lost 16 lbs in 3 months.\n3. This one's obvious - hot flashes and night sweats.\n4. Anxiety.  I felt like I needed to crawl out of my skin sometimes.\n5. Heart palpitations.\n6. I would get a fluttering that started near my heart and then expanded out just a few seconds before a hot flash.  It was really weird.\n7. Memory loss and difficulty concentrating.\n\nThese were the main issues I had.\n\nI was on this for endometriosis.  It stopped my periods but there was still some pain.  The side effects were so bad though that my doctor put me on hormones which caused the period to start back up!!!  Anyway, based on my experience I wouldn't recommend this as a first drug of choice.  There may be better options.\n\nThe other GnRH agonists similar to Lupron are Zolodex and Synarel.  Synarel is a nasal spray and Zolodex is a subcutaneous implant.  My doctor said that Zolodex is painful and he didn't recommend it.  Synarel may be a good option because if there are lots of problems you can stop taking it.  You can't squeeze out the injection if you have problems.\n\nGood luck.
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Discuss with your doctor if Lexapro would be a good choice for you.  I was diagnosed with full-blown post-partum depression with anxiety, panic attacks, overwhelmed by daily tasks etc. about 18 months ago, and my doctor gave me a sample of Lexapro 10 mg.  She told me it could take up to 4 or 6 weeks to start feeling better, but in rare cases one could feel better within the first week.  I was one of those lucky people!  I live a normal, stress-free life (well, there's always some stress, but it doesn't control me), I sleep great, my relationships with my family and friends are back to normal, and life is as it should be!  \n\nShould you go this route, you may want to cut the pill in half and take 5 mg to start with.  I found that the full 10 mg at first made me very sleepy (I started taking it at night), then I would be wide awake after 3 hours.  So once I took 5 mg it was better.  Then I built up my tolerance to 10, I started taking it in the morning.  After about 2 weeks I felt no side effects whatsoever, and the ones I did feel in those two weeks were so mild I hardly knew they were there.  \n\nI understand that there are many who can get through this disorder with natural remedies, but I tried vitamin therapy and found that nothing worked.  It is not a crime or a sign of weakness to go to your physician and get medical help for stress/anxiety/depression.  The medications that are coming out now have little to no side effects, and are very helpful.  \n\nGood luck to you!!
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In psychological research, almost every study that has compared medication to psychotherapy has shown that therapy is just as effective in treating mental disorders.  Additionally, the effects of therapy last long after therapy ends, whereas the effects of the medication stop as soon as you stop taking it.  Therapy is cheaper in the long run, and will not give you any side effects.  But that said, Lexapro works well for many people but not all.  I would highly recommend that you speak with your prescribing physician before upping the dose on your own.
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Yes I was on zoloft for 3 weeks.  Personally I hated the drug, not only did I twitch, I vomited, was a walking zombie, acting like I had Alzheimers.  I would stare at the tv with no sound going lost in space.  God , I hated that drug.  I even would call my husband and talk no sense to him, like I was hallucinating. \nEvery drug affects everyone differently though, I do know I could not take it after 3 weeks, My doc took me off and put me on Lexapro.  No side effects so far after 4 weeks.  My body must like it.  \nIf that twitching becomes too bothersome let your doc know. That is why you pay them.\nGood luck with that drug, personally I hated it.
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I've been taking lexapro for a year now and it fares well with me. Everyone is different and every medicine may not do someone the same as someone else. At first when I started it made me feel calmer and more relaxed. I was in traffic that day and normally I have road rage, but I didn't I sat there just as if I was at home. The lexapro works great for me. Much better than the wellbutrin or the paxil. Just pay attention to the side affects cause it does make you drowsy sometimes. I've gotten use to it.
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very bad nausea, acid-ee throat\n\nthere's others, but this is what I had.  The warning label on the package lists about a million...\n\nGo to webmd and look up the drug lexapro and it should give you a complete answer
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I hated Lexapro, just made me feel sick. Why cant these meds work, instead of me feeling sick all of the time? I was soo tired.
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I was taking 30 mgs. daily, and my doctor took me off of it too abruptly - just over a two week period, and I had been taking it for over a year.  It took me about a month to feel like myself again.  My side effects included dizziness, waves of shock like electricity in my head (the worst.)  It helped me to go to a search engine under "Celexa Withdrawl Symptoms" and see that a lot of other people felt like I did.  You'll be ok again.
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It is wonderful, I have been on it since January and it has completely turned me around. My boss asked me the other day if he was stressing me out and I said " no you can't because I have lexapro" and he laughed
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I am currently taking lexapro. i have been on it for awhile. it has helped me alot, you just need to keep taking it regularly,k? Good luck with the medication! if you have anymore questions you can im or email me anytime.
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There are alot of different kinds and brand names of medications that treat depression.  If Lexapro works for you, then use it.  If it doesn't, then your doctor can prescribe something else.  It can be a long process to see what med works best for you as it takes awhile for the med to get into your system.  On the other hand, you may be lucky and the very first med you try may be the best one for you.  Only you and your doctor can make that decision. I would not go on someone else's opinion ( i.e. the local "street" doctor or friend) because each person's body chemistry is different.  If the Lexapro works, then don't fix it!!
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well have you notice any differences since you started taking paxil? heres a website:www.seacoastonline.com/news/06082006/communit/106849.htm