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I have been taking Lexapro for two years. I had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and was in and out of the hospital for several months. Depression and anxiety were severe for me. I was impatient, over reacting over every little thing, nervous to be around others and would cry for no reason. I take lexapro 20mg once a day and feel great now. The side effect I had was sleepiness, but after a couple weeks it went away. I am more happy with my life now.
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AFTER I GAVE BIRTH TO MY SON (EIGHT YEARS AGO) I BEGAN HAVING MAJOR DEPRESSION. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING. I WENT TO A NEW DOCTOR BECAUSE THE OTHER ONE JUST KEPT ADDING MORE MEDICINES. I WAS ON WELLBURTIN, SERZONE, PROZAC, CYMBALTA, SEROQUEL,ATIVAN,AND CELEXA. SO I TAPPERED OFF EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR SEROQUEL TO HELP ME SLEEP. I ONLY NEED ATIVAN ONCE IN A WHILE NOW, ALL BECAUSE SHE PUT ME ON LEXAPRO 20MG. THIS DRUG STARTED WORKING WITHIN 3 DAYS FOR MY ANXIETY. IT DOES MAKE ME TIRED SO I TAKE IT AT 4PM AND SOMETIMES I DON'T EVEN NEED MY SEROQUEL. I LOVE THIS DRUG! I CAN'T BELIEVE I DIDNT TRY THIS SOONER.
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I am a 33 year old mother of 2 who was ready to give up on life. Started taking 10mg of Lexapro and eventually increased to 20mg. Have been taking for about a year and a half. Although still dealing with a few side effects, (insomnia, weight gain, and waking up with headaches), Lexapro has truly saved my life. I can now be the kind of mother and wife that my family deserves.
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I've been on Lexapro for over a year and have noticed that I'm actually not "freaking out" about everything. I'm happy for every day that I'm here and thankful for every moment I have. I only wish I would have approached my doctor before to ask for help. This little pill made a huge difference.
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I am 60 years old and have suffered chronically from depression and anxiety. After alcohol stopped doing the trick 25 years ago, I started a long journey with anti-depressants Imipramine, which was very effective but had very unpleasant side effects. Over time I have taken Paxil, Effexor, Celexa and then a few years ago Lexapro (20 mg). While all of them were helpful, Lexapro has been a miracle- I often forget I have the disease.
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I have been taking this drug for 6 months. I started after a very sad time in our family and some months after this I had days where I would just breakdown and cry for no reason. I found out that depression is in our family and has made me more aware of this disease. I fell generally better and don't have the days of sadness that I use to but have side affects of insomnia, low sex drive, dizziness and sometimes fatigue. Overall I fell this drug has been helpful and would reccomend it to others.
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I am a 5'10" male, 49 years of age, and weigh 200 pounds. I have been taking Lexapro for 9 years to combat major depression secondary to Type 2 ADHD (non-hyperactive). I also have been diagnosed with a mild form of highly functioning autism (Asperger Disorder). The Lexapro dose is quite high, but in the absence of adverse affects or abnormal liver/kidney function, the results have brought marked improvement and have been amazing. My therapeutic dose has never been below 60mg per day and averages 80-100mg per day. It has been as high as 120mg per day without adverse affects, EKG changes, hypertension, tachycardia, appetite or sexual performance changes. Liver/kidney/thyroid blood draws are done every 6 months.
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I have been on Lexapro for almost 5 months now and I am doing great. It has really helped a lot. I don't have the negative thoughts like I did and I can actually have positive thoughts. The only downside that I see is the drowsiness. But I am super sensitive when it comes to medicines that "can cause drowsiness". I can function but I go around yawning a lot. That is getting better though. I have tried taking it before bed to see if that would help.
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I am a 5'8" male, who is 55 years of age, and have been taking 10 mg of Lexapro for 5 months to combat depression following a divorce. Lexapro has helped greatly with my mood, ability to concentrate and despair.
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I have been on Lexapro for about 10 months. I absolutely love it. For about the first month, I was on 10 mg and talked with my doctor about needing more so we bumped it up to 20 mg. After 6 months on being on 20 mg, I felt too relaxed and drowsy, so we have cut back to 10 mg. I feel great. For awhile, I was really sleepy, but have gotten back in a positive sleep rhythm. Looking to cut back to 5 mg soon. It takes a few weeks to kick in, but the wait is worth it.
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Have battled depression off and on for several years. Lexapro has proven to be extremely effective for depression and anxiety although requiring a 20 mg dosage. Minimal side effects as well.
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I have been on 20mgs of Lexapro for about 2 months now. I love it! I went from crying everyday and wanting to kill myself to being a normal person. It also relieved some of my social anxiety. I would definetly recommend it.
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I have been on 10m of lex now for about two years, i take 1/2 of a .05m of xanix with it every day, works great never felt so good, tryed to go to 5m the last 5 days do not feel as good, think i will just stay on the 10, if its not broken why fix it.
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I'd never experienced depression until I was getting a divorce. Depression is frightening. Talking didn't relieve my despair. Then came new, nightmarish experiences: panic attacks. My doctor put me on Lexapro and I went to therapy. I felt immediately better physically, which paved the way for my eventual and complete emotional healing. I went off the drug once, crashed (don't quit suddenly, taper off if you have to). Now I take it again (low dose) with the same wonderful results.
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I've been on Lexapro 10mg for 5 years now and it makes me "me" again. It's wonderful! I've never had a side effect. I've also lost 90 pounds! I was eating because of the stress and depression and when that started to go away so did the overeating! I started to feel a lot better. It took about 4-5 weeks for it to kick in and I had to chart my progress through my doctor but I am truly thankful.
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After battling the social stigma of admitting that I suffer from Depression and Anxiety, I researched on the internet and talked with my Medical Dr. about getting on Lexapro for my depression and Anxiety. However, I realized that there is about a 4 week window before the effects occur,,,, so if you are new to it like me and have anxiety,,,, I would consider requesting your dr. to put you on a short term Anxiety medication,,,, In my case, I went with Xanax, which seems ok,,,, so far....
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I have taken lexapro 10mg for 5 years now. I recently tried to come off of lexapro due to sexual side effects and had really bad withdrawl symptoms. I am back on lexapro 5mg and will not try to change for a LONG time. This medicine keeps me level and keeps me from crying all the time for no reason.
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I've been on several medications but lexapro is the only one that has helped. ive suffered from severe depression, anxiety,panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorder and ive had suicidal thoughts since is was 9 years old. lexapro has helped with all of this. i still have "down" moments but nowhere as severe! i am able to face reality better and was able to return to school.
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Lexapro has been extremely effective for me. I did not have clinical depression, just depression from cumulative stress. It took about two weeks to kick in, but after that life went slowly back to normal. I am myself again and I get to go off the meds soon.
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Been on Lexapro for 4 years now. Have taken an SSRI for 15 years to battle Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Have taken Paxil & Zoloft in the past, but Lexapro trumps them, hands down. With Paxil & Zoloft I woke with anxiety. None with Lexapro. It's great and has improved my quality of life tremendously.
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I have had Bipolar disorder since I was 14 and never knew what it was. about 4 years ago I asked my Doc for something to help with depression and he prescribed 10 MG of Lexapro. I couldn't believe how much it helped. He bumped me up to 20mg a day (I'm 6ft , 250 lbs).When I went to a rehab where they prescribed a lot more meds wich eventually had very bad side effects so I was pulled off of it and switched to welabutrin.I think this drug works great alone but watch for other drug reactions.
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I've been on lexapro for about a year - finally went on something after waiting way too long. It works well, and I definitely feel better, but I'm not sure it's the best medication for the costs/side effects vs benifits. I had problems with my menstrual cycle and it was making me physically ill. I had to switch to a different BCP to get it straightened out. I also think that I need a higher dose than 10mg. It is helping, but I don't know if it's helping enough.
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I am a 29 year old female who has been taking Lexapro for about 5 wks now to treat depression--5mg for 2 wks, then 10mg, and now up to my full time 20mg dose. 5mg didn't affect me much, but now I feel better than I have in years. Side effects were minimal, except for waking up with headaches recently since increasing my dosage. People in my life notice significant change in me. I wish I hadn't waited so long to seek treatment...this stuff is amazing!
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I am a 50 year old female. I have been on every anit-depressent known to man. I also take xanax and have been on it for 23 yrs. (Hereditary chemical imbalance, I was a mess) Lexepro is the only med I have taken that has helped tremendously with no side effects. Doxepin made me gain LOTS of weight. I take it to eat because without it I keep knots in my stomach. Only thing lexepro did not help with. My appetite. Overweight now, but feel a lot better. Going to try quiting doxipin now with lexepro.
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I'm 5'2", 132, been on paxil 20 mg for years. Was supposed to help with depression and anxiety. Only helped with depression until recently. Dr. tried me on cymbalta, had too many side effects. Now he has me on the 20 mg Paxil with 2.5 mg of lexapro until I call him tomorrow. Haven't noticed a difference yet, but no side effects either.
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The damned stuff saved my life, or at least my quality of life. I was depressed for 35 years and about three years ago I decided I didn't care anymore what people thought - I was going to try medication for depression. I started with WellButrin, and it helped a bit - the constant undercurrent of grief began to let up a little. I figured "in for a penny, in for a pound" and agreed to try Lexapro, and for the first time since I was a kid, I felt *normal*. I have energy, have a life.
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I'm 6 foot and weigh 230lbs. I take 20mg of Lexapro and 200 mg of Lamictal; both to treat depression and bi-polar illness. It helps, but I haven't quite reached where I want to be. If you're thinking about (or are taking) Lexapro, post a comment. Let me know how it works for you.
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