Escitalopram for Bipolar Disorder User Reviews (Page 3)
Brand names: Lexapro
Reviews for Escitalopram
- LOL...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- June 25, 2019
"Escitalopram was good for bipolar until it stopped working after 3 years."
- tom...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- February 25, 2019
"Had to stop it because of loss of libido."
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- Anonymous
- July 10, 2010
Escitalopram "Lexapro endlessly gave me diarrhea."
- Anonymous
- November 16, 2009
Escitalopram "I was on Celexa, and the Lexapro seems to be better."
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- April 25, 2009
Escitalopram "Lexapro really works for the anxiety and as a mood stabilizer, although I still have rough times and feel I need something stronger or with less of the sleep disturbances."
- cw3...
- December 19, 2016
"Didn't work for me (4 weeks) and made me tired."
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- Luk...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- July 2, 2019
"It didn’t really help me at all, it only minorly helped my OCD."
- sai...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- October 28, 2021
"Caused rapid cycling between manic and depressive episodes, as well as blackouts."
- Jka...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- November 28, 2019
"6 year use Stalopam (escitalopram brand Lupin) 10 mg medicine, good experience."
- JMu...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- December 14, 2022
"Decent adjunct to mood stabilizer and AP therapy for some bipolar patients. I've varied from 10-20 mg on this drug. Depends upon the balance I'm needing."
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Escitalopram "I liked this medication for a while, and then it seemed to increase my anxiety rather than reduce it. I even tried going up in dosage with no effect."