Lexapro User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)

• Mic...
• July 5, 2021

For Anxiety "I am grateful for those who have posted on this site, as it was so helpful to read your comments. I began taking Lexapro 7 days ago for anxiety. For years I have had feelings of anxiety, racing pulse, fight or flight feeling, palpitations, adrenaline with some depression. My doctor started me out on 5 mg, and I believe that is the right dose for me. By day 3, I actually started feeling a bit better. This does give me some dry mouth, but I have no trouble sleeping. I feel slightly 'off' or different but does not hamper me in any way. My evening glass of wine tastes different. By day 7, today, I dealt with some dating/relationship issues and pandemic dread and instead of it being as debilitating as it could have been in the past, I felt a lot calmer. I'm feeling SO MUCH BETTER. Of course we must do the internal work (therapy, changing past habits that do not serve us) but I truly believe this is a miracle drug. I wish you all the best in your wellness journey!"

• des...
• June 19, 2021

For Generalized Anxiety Disorder "I said I’d come back and write a review after a few weeks, so here I am!! I’m not going to lie to you, the first few weeks of this medication were hard (terrible thoughts, increased anxiety, insane amounts of sleeping). But I am so very glad I stuck with it. For 7 months, I could barely go 5 minutes from my house without getting a panic attack. I was terrified of everything and developed really bad agoraphobia. My anxiety controlled every aspect of my life and I wasn’t sure if I was ever going to get over it. This medication is slowly starting to give me my life back after just almost 4 weeks on it. All the side effects have cleared up and I have done more this week than I was able to do in the past 7 months. I did everything I was once terrified of doing, and I had not a lot of anxiety doing it. If you are having side effects and they are getting to you right now, I am BEGGING YOU to stick with it. I almost stopped taking this medication, and I am so happy that I didn’t stop."

• Rjm...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 8, 2020

For Depression "I have been having mood swings due to not being able to control my depression and anxiety. It got so bad that my boyfriend would welcome me with a hug as soon as I got home from work, and I would snap at him to stop crowding me. Anyway, my doctor finally put me on 20mg of Lexapro, and I have been the coolest cucumber ever. Every little thing that used to irritate me just ceased to exist in my mind. My mother said she missed how easy-breezy I used to be, and I feel like I'm finally back to my normal self."

• Kim...
• January 22, 2016

For Anxiety "I am a 24-year-old female. I've been taking Lexapro 10mg for almost 4 months now, and I can confidently say the only scary thing about this medication is people's negative reviews on it. First and foremost, EVERYONE is different, so everyone will react to it differently. I was prescribed it by my primary doctor due to my severe anxiety and mild depression. Before this medication, I was prescribed Celexa, but hated it. My anxiety and depression got so much worse I decided to do something about it. It came to the point where my anxiety and depression affected everyone around me, and I just wasn't happy anymore. At first, taking this medication gave me some side effects. My side effects were really dry mouth, some intense dreams, and some loss of appetite. The only thing that has stuck for these few months has been the dreams. They seem SO REAL! But I can say I would rather have some dreams than those scary anxiety attacks I used to get, and those depressed bed sobs. Lexapro has changed my life! Before this medication, my life was hitting rock bottom. My anxiety was so severe it took over my life. I obsessed over everything, overthought everything, felt like at any moment, I was going to die. I was on edge every second. My blood pressure was always high, and I'm only 24! I had this obsession with dying in a car accident, it came to a point I couldn't ride in a car with anyone else unless I was driving. If I did, I would get panic attacks. My depression was also bad, and I also had an eating disorder. I felt like I was never going to be happy, never going to be happy in a relationship, or in my job, or even able to hug my own mother again. I'm happy the people in my life noticed how much my disorders were taking over my life and helped me make a change. Lexapro helped my life. I hope my review will change yours."

• Kar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 4, 2020

For Anxiety "I just started Lexapro, and so far so good. I’m on day 4 of 5mg. I had some dizziness and nausea, but very slight. Eating helps, and now I have some tightness in my chest. I’m not sure if that’s normal. I also felt energetic yesterday (I know it’s too soon to tell), but today I have no energy and haven’t gotten out of bed. Everyone has said to keep pushing through, but today has been rough. How do I know if it’s just not for me or if I just need to keep pushing through?"

• Yod...
• July 4, 2021

For Anxiety "I started taking Lexapro 5 weeks ago, and I can't say enough good about it. I was seriously depressed, and my anxiety of just going to work, dealing with everyday life, and staying positive was difficult at best. I broke down and went to the doctors - I'm the kinda dude that doesn't go to the doctors unless it's serious! Anyways, very few side effects, I had a headache for about a week, it wasn't bad, just kind of annoying. But I felt that this side effect was manageable. After 5 weeks, I am seriously affected positively. My life has changed much. No more bad feelings, no more fear, no more panic attack feelings, no more tight chest. I feel more confident with where life is going, and I owe it all to Lexapro and support from my family! Don't give up, I almost did, and I'm so glad I didn't. I have a way more positive outlook on my life now!"

• Tom...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 24, 2025

For Anxiety "I am 73 and have been taking 10 mg of Lexapro for 18 months. It has been a game changer in my life. I wouldn’t stop taking it for a million bucks. I wish I had started taking it years ago. It has helped so much with my anxiety and minor depression. I thought everyone felt like me, so I refused to face up to my mental problems, and I also didn’t want to “take pills.” My own mental condition fought against taking the drug. Boy, was I wrong! I actually tried it out of desperation and after reading many reviews. Two to three weeks after starting Lexapro, I was feeling much better. At two months, symptoms of anxiety and depression lifted. I now have a happy retirement, sleep better, and laugh more, thanks to Lexapro."

• Tia...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 15, 2020

For Anxiety "Lexapro has changed my life. I suffer from OCD and major anxiety. Originally, when I first came on this review page, there weren't many reviews for people with OCD. With having OCD, I thought it was a bad idea to start this medication, but it honestly has changed everything for me. I still have it, minor, nowhere near as bad as what it used to be. I used to think of my life ending, now I am so much happier!"

• Ali...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• September 6, 2020

For Generalized Anxiety Disorder "After 3 years on Lexapro, I have a life. I am so grateful that I found a doctor who really worked with me to find something that worked. And also for convincing me to stay on it as I had so many conflicting beliefs around using antidepressants. My moods are stable, it’s helped me during 2 pregnancies and with postnatal anxiety. I notice my mood swings and insomnia creep back if I’m not taking it regularly. It’s a lifesaver for me and it took me approximately 9 days to start feeling normal when I first took it. The initial side effects do stop. Sex drive did come back."

• Che...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 20, 2020

For Anxiety "Was feeling terrible anxiety, it got really bad. I couldn’t stay asleep, was forgetting stuff, couldn’t concentrate, was losing my appetite and losing weight. I didn’t know what was wrong, so I went to the doctor for anxiety. She gave me Xanax, then I asked her to put me on something with it, and she gave me Lexapro 10mg. The first week was holy moly as it made the anxiety 10 times worse and I got depressed too. I read these posts, and they said to stick with it, as it gets better. It’s super slow, and I’m on week 7, and finally, I feel a lot better. It’s working, feel almost normal, and pretty much no more Xanax as I don’t need it. So anyway, it does take a lot of time, just stick it out."

• Max...
• March 9, 2020

For Generalized Anxiety Disorder "Just a disclaimer, I am NOT a doctor, nor do I specialize in anything beyond my own experience. This is my perspective that I want to share for those who were just like me. I take 2.5 mg of Lexapro. The first aspect I'd like to clarify is that taking a pill is not magic. I work out 2-3 times a week, I eat healthy, and I make a conscious effort to do skills my therapist teaches me like grounding, CBT, and balance. My anxiety is still there. However, the crippling act of having anxiety that would physically make me drop to my knees and ruminate in my brain for days in a row has subsided. Side effects of weird dreams, icy-hot feeling, and anxiousness did happen in the first week. This may not work for everyone, as everyone is different. I have read those same crazy reviews that scare you. I have circled on the act of why, when, how, and what if. I still have fears. I still get anxious. However, the place I was at, I wish for no one in the world to have to go through."

• mis...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 25, 2024

For Anxiety "When I started Lexapro a few years ago, I would read the comments looking for a glimmer of hope that it would work and I’d feel better. Well, to whoever is out there doing the same right now, this comment is for you. You WILL get better. Give the medication time. It gave me my life back. I am now weaning and still feeling good. Keep looking up. One foot in front of the other. Someday life won’t be so hard! So much love!"

• Tam...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 7, 2021

For Anxiety "Lexapro gave me my life back. Brought me back to the feeling and experiences of my happiest times of my life. After postpartum depression, losing my husband at a young age, and a year later losing my mom. Lexapro saved me. I was able to graduate with my master’s degree and now raise my two small children effectively. I wake up every day with gratitude."

• Ano...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 1, 2025

For Anxiety "If you’ve come here like I have in the past, please know that this drug is certainly worth trying! I have had panic attacks and severe generalized anxiety for over 35 years. My doctor and I have tried 10 different medications and none worked. After my parents died, my anxiety was through the roof, and Klonopin no longer was helping. I was hesitant to try this medication but figured, oh well, you never know, and I prayed very hard that it would work. We started out at 1 mg liquid and then slowly moved up milligrams. I noticed a huge difference at 5 mg and we are going to 10. I really didn’t think that anything was going to work for me, but this medication has! I can’t be more grateful. Just know slow is better and there is hope! I think I have had some of the worst anxiety ever, and this medication took that free-floating edge away that I’ve lived with for so long, and now hopefully I will be dropping the Klonopin."

• Idk...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 4, 2019

For Depression "I don’t want to get into detail with my experience. I read so many positive comments about this drug. All I can say, if you plan to be on this drug your whole life, then okay. But when it’s time to get off, you will have the worst withdrawals for over 6 months easily, anger, suicidal thoughts, deeper depression than when you first started. Can’t work, can’t have sex, everything stopped working. I took it for 15 years, this has been the roughest year by far mentally from getting off this drug. Been taking natural vitamins... I’m just a person that trusted my doctor to help me feel better and it did. But they can’t help you when it’s time to get off, they will just put you on something else. Long-term damage. I can relate to all of you going through this. And the longer you take it, the harder it will be to get off. I've been off it for about 6 months after 15 years, I’m still working to get better, everyday is hard. Just sharing my opinion."

• Ner...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 2, 2022

For Anxiety "I don’t know who needs to hear this but this drug saved my life. I have suffered with anxiety since childhood but never knew what it was till my twenties. By the time I was 27, I was virtually an agoraphobic that was afraid to go anywhere and had panic attacks at the grocery store and at my job, it was debilitating. When my ex and I split and I moved into my apartment, I was a mess. I could literally not eat or sleep and never left my house. It got so bad that I told my mother I thought I would either commit myself into a hospital or kill myself. She talked me into seeing my doc. He prescribed me 5mg of Lexapro and I had my mom stay the night in case I had a bad reaction. Within a week, I felt much better and my only side effect was that I was sleepy in the morning. Within the year of this drug, I have become a completely different person. I have no anxiety and I don’t worry about anything. I run every morning, I got a new job, and a new relationship! I finally feel normal and starting to live life!"

• ano...
• January 28, 2020

For Generalized Anxiety Disorder "I just wanted to share my experience with people who are just starting out on Lexapro. This is my 20th day on Lexapro and I must say that the first two weeks are pretty rough. The first week it made my anxiety to the point I've never felt before with nausea, fatigue, headache with a fog. Had insomnia as well. The second week the anxiety started to subside and nausea was gone but started to get hunger pains so I drank a lot of water instead of grabbing food every time I got the hunger pain. I also had some days with dizziness in week two and fog and headaches with fatigue during the mornings (I take it first thing in the morning) and it would subside by the afternoon. Insomnia started to get better. By the start of week number three all the side effects started to diminish little by little each day. At this point pretty much all side effects are gone and no anxiety. It took about 3 weeks for me and now it's great. 10mg a day."

• One...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 20, 2020

For Anxiety "Am I the only one with panic attacks feeling this off-and-on headache? I have been on Lexapro for 8 days now. Please someone tell me if it’s normal. This first week has never been easy but I’m not giving up on Lexapro just yet."

• KN1...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 9, 2023

For Generalized Anxiety Disorder "Since this thread was SO helpful to me when I first started Lexapro, I wanted to come back after my body truly had a chance to adjust to it. I’ve been taking 10mg for about two months now, and the change is honestly amazing. I feel better than I have in years. Happy, more energy, less ruminating thoughts and stupid worries. I feel like me, only better. I highly, highly encourage anyone reading this who is experiencing negative side effects to stick it out to at least the 6-week mark. I really started feeling a difference at a month (but felt better at 2 weeks) and it only kept getting better from there. The side effects go away. I’m sleeping better, and I’m just happier throughout the day. Truly grateful for this medication. I know how scary anxiety and depression can be. There ARE better days ahead, I promise."

• Her...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 7, 2021

For Generalized Anxiety Disorder "I was prescribed escitalopram for GAD with panic attacks after trying 2 other medicines (tricyclic antidepressants). Along with 20 mg Lexapro, I was taking 2 mg of clonazepam daily, 25 mg of quetiapine in the evening, and melatonin for sleep. At that time, I was experiencing all possible symptoms of severe anxiety, breathlessness, rapid heart rate, low mood. I felt overwhelmed and was crying all day. I had upset stomach, fear of dying. I wasn't going out at all. My family was worried and I thought I was dying. When I started the medicine, I experienced side effects: excessive yawning, insomnia, increased anxiety, nausea, sweating which lasted about 2 weeks. After 3-4 weeks of taking escitalopram, I started feeling better. I started therapy, and applied yoga, meditation, etc. Now I feel great. I can enjoy life again, and you can do it as well."

• Joh...
• September 21, 2017

For Generalized Anxiety Disorder "Last week, I was doing the same thing you are probably doing. Scouring the internet for any reviews on Lexapro that tell me when it is going to start working. I needed any kind of reassurance that the side effects would be worth it. I was so anxious that I couldn't sleep, couldn't stop crying or obsessing over the symptoms of my anxiety, and was struggling to function with a 3-month-old baby at home and just going back to a stressful job. It is day 12 on Lexapro, and I feel normal. I have slept the last 3 nights without Ambien, and I am calm. I feel genuinely happy for the first time in a month. I am feeling super encouraged and hopeful. I just wanted to share my experience and give you the reassurance you are probably looking for."

• GoG...
• July 19, 2018

For Depression "37 Female, mom of 2. I have hormone imbalance, anxiety, and occasional depression - genetic. First of all, hang in there, it takes a couple of months for the full effect. I kept quitting because of the sexual side effects and never fully gave it time to work! Hang in there, after a few months I was back to my old self, high sex drive, and amazing orgasms! I don’t feel detached or numb, I feel in control, calmer, and more focused. I did not gain any weight, take the tablet after a meal. Previously, I took it on an empty stomach and felt hungry all the time. Take a good probiotic and good multivitamins. Take walks & meditate. The drug did not ruin my creativity. I can sit longer with my children, connect with them, and I'm less impatient. I am a much more empathetic and attentive listener. This drug turned my life around. I suffered through my childhood and early adult years with definite low serotonin. I sleep better! My skin is better, stress free. I accept myself and love myself more."

• Fee...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 4, 2019

For Generalized Anxiety Disorder "I have been taking 20 mg of Lexapro for almost a year, and it has made an incredible difference in my life. I had suffered my entire life with anxiety and never really knew what it felt like to have a normal level of anxiety. The anxiety honestly almost killed me. I have lived more in the last year than the rest of my 48 years. Every day is a gift now, and I am incredibly grateful. I hate to see so many people who quit after a few days or weeks of hard times, which is what it’s like at first. Those ratings are unfair since they didn’t give it a proper chance. I hope YOU will, and that you end up eternally grateful like me!!"

• Sug...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• July 4, 2019

For Anxiety "Lexapro is my miracle drug. The most life-changing medicine I've ever taken. Because of the mild sexual side effects, I'm not on it year-round - even though I should be. I take a small 5 mg dose when I feel my life spinning out of control. Within days, I go from antisocial nervous wreck when I'm off it, to a very rational, confident, and outgoing person when I'm back on it. If you're painfully anxious, negative, and self-loathing (like I find myself sometimes), Lexapro can make you the life of the party - an empathetic, engaged, and caring human being you know you really are deep down inside. I started taking it in my 40s - it would have drastically altered my life if I had started at a younger age. But that's okay, I have it now, and I'm eternally grateful. Don't let the bad reviews dissuade you from trying it - try everything until you find a medicine that works for you. Best of luck - you deserve peace and happiness in your life."

• Sun...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 2, 2025

For Anxiety "I was terrified to take medication. It took me close to ten years to work up the courage to take an SSRI, and to allow myself the grace and understanding that my mental health was not going to be fully resolved with just meditation and therapy alone. I have a very supportive psychiatrist who helped me find the right med. We decided to go all in on Lexapro. I asked to be prescribed the liquid generic format. I started at 1.25 mg for 2 weeks and slowly moved up to 10 mg. It took 2 months to get there. The only side effects I had were mild nausea, loss of appetite, mild brain fog, and sleepiness, which went away. I will say that although I’m still struggling, the change I have seen is massive. I no longer am completely debilitated day to day, I can function. Please do not hold off any longer. You can do this."