Lexapro side effects

[Danny]

i have been taking Lexapro fo about 15 months now. i am a 16 year old male and was perscribed it by my doctor for anxiety disorder and bipolar depression.
i feel the drug did an excellent job curing my anxiety and depression, but i still experience mood swings alot. i no longer suffer from thoughtsof suicide and stuff like that, but i am performing horrible in school because of it.

these side effects are major, nothing stated is something the drug ight have caused. everything is a obvious sign of the drug, and i was wondering if someone takign it could help me get passed some of these side effects without stopping the drug.

horrible memory - i forget people's names everday, pretty embarrassing. i have trouble retaining information during class. i forget certain words in the english language often, have trouble describing things.

cannot concentrate - i zone out all the time an cannot think straight.

insomnia - i am tired during school and work all day and can only sleep during the day. i do not sleep at night at all. it is currently 2:53a.m. and i am writing this.

headaches - pretty good headaches if i do not sleep during the day, and if i stop taking the pill i suffer intense symptoms of (forgot the word) when someone stops taking a drug and is addicted to it...headaches, nausea...crap like that.

anyone got any remedies i can try or something to make this easier on me? before my depression and the pill i was a 4.0 student. now i have 4 D's out of my 6 classes. need help..

[Danny]

also, i suffer from intense polls of behavior.
most of the time i am very tired and quiet when maybe 1 day every 2 weeks i am slaphappy (very tired and hyper at the same time). it is the weirdest feeling. anyone got any idea's? thanks

[Danny]

also, i take 10mg a day if anyone is wondering

[Jamie]

Danny - I have been on Lexapro since October and since the beginning of November, I have been sick. Headaches that will not go away no matter what I take, confusion, forgetfullness, I can't think straight. Really scary. I'm hoping it's the medication, otherwise I'm scared I have a brain tumor or something. BTW, I'm 30 year old female and I take 10 mg. I have been cutting them in half the past week or so but still dont' feel any better.

[Danny]

is this only cure of the side effects to stop taking the drug?

[Azil]

I have been on Lexapro for awhile now... it's worked wonders for me... although I still get mood swings and occasional panic attacks... it is not a miracle drug and has helped me quite a bit

[jenn]

lexapro hasn't helped me much, it in fact has increased my depression and anxiety
i started on 10 mg but after a month went onto 20mg
i always feel drowsy and confused
'cause of these sideeffects it cause me not to pay much attention in school and home life
i will consider switching

[jj_mclure]

i have been on lex 5 MG for over a year. the initial euphoria you get in the first 4-5 months is gone. it maintains my ocd and anxiety pretty good. but I have found that I tend to get moody more often. not anxious. but just not wanting to have anything to do with anybody. also, since the beginning it makes me sleepy. but then again I sleep awesome. i have tried to get off it but that is practically impossible right now.

[Camille]

I've been taking 10 mg of Lexapro for four weeks. The side effects I have are: 1. dry mouth (I am always thirsty, and I'm always drinking water or juice, so much so that I wake up twice in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom ugh!), 2. my dreams are vivid and I love it! Each night, I can't wait to dream.(Been dreaming about tattoos. I don't have any, but I'm thinking about getting one. One dream it felt like the needle was actually piercing my skin. ouch!) 3. appetite increase. It's amazing how much I've been eating lately (within the past week).
No negative side effects so far. The first week or two I noticed the jaw clenching thing, but that's gone. I was yawning a whole lot for the first two weeks.

[SANTA MUERTE]

I have been on 25mg for 6 months and it has helped me with my anxiety and deprssion. I still get moody but nothing to how I felt before. My eating habits are the same but I suffer from thirst. My body needs water!

[Carmencita - LA]

I was prescribed Lexapro because for the last two months I was feeling sad, getting upset very easy, crying, etc... and my DR prescribed Lexapro.
I took it for four days and the side effects were terrible!!!! I started getting panic attacks!!! terrible feeling. I thought I was getting heart attack!! I never in my life I had experienced these symptoms....DR stated that probably my body is reacting against the medication, I don't know
I wonder if anyone had experience these symptoms

[lexapro victim]

worked awsome for me for 4-5 weeks with headache side effects ofcourse,but i used to wakeup energized and loved life..now after 6 or 7 weeks after taking lexapro i feel misrable again,my feelings and emotions are all messed up,dont know what to do,depressed,not certain about nothing,kinda lost in life...im deciding to stop taking cold turkey starting tonight

[Pharmonl]

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[Miss Sabbykat]

Danny wrote:

i have been taking Lexapro fo about 15 months now. i am a 16 year old male and was perscribed it by my doctor for anxiety disorder and bipolar depression.
i feel the drug did an excellent job curing my anxiety and depression, but i still experience mood swings alot. i no longer suffer from thoughtsof suicide and stuff like that, but i am performing horrible in school because of it.
these side effects are major, nothing stated is something the drug ight have caused. everything is a obvious sign of the drug, and i was wondering if someone takign it could help me get passed some of these side effects without stopping the drug.
horrible memory - i forget people's names everday, pretty embarrassing. i have trouble retaining information during class. i forget certain words in the english language often, have trouble describing things.
cannot concentrate - i zone out all the time an cannot think straight.
insomnia - i am tired during school and work all day and can only sleep during the day. i do not sleep at night at all. it is currently 2:53a.m. and i am writing this.
headaches - pretty good headaches if i do not sleep during the day, and if i stop taking the pill i suffer intense symptoms of (forgot the word) when someone stops taking a drug and is addicted to it...headaches, nausea...crap like that.
anyone got any remedies i can try or something to make this easier on me? before my depression and the pill i was a 4.0 student. now i have 4 D's out of my 6 classes. need help..

i am on it and i found that getting a prescription for Vyvanse or Adderrall really helps.
lol, even tho, you DO have anxiety... it combats that.

im on adhd [Vyvanse 30mg] meds and its really helping. im a receptionist and have to be ALERT and ATTENTIVE all the time at work so...i was like, passing out at work.

ya, i get the headaches alot too

but..i like it so for :]
i like the decreased appetite and the feelin that i need way more CLEAN cool food. lol
hehe im 19 :]

[David]

It's been 5 years i'm on Lexapro.
I've been very much better with this medication and last year I decided, by myself (I'm not living in my country anymore my mother sends me the pills), to reduce the amount: I was on 10mg and begun taking it every other day for 6 months; it went great, i dropped it again to 1 pill every 3 days. Several annoying things happenned:
- my concentration is very bad: I cannot stay concentrated on a subject without losing the wire of the thought ( excuse the bad english I'm french and I translate..). It's very complicated to do a logic reasonning. I read something and 2 lines later I forget what I begun reading( the first 2 lines). To write this is actually not easy. I'm studying Civil Engineering and it's baaad. I'm worried because it hasn't been the case before
- when I have a conversation I am often, confused. I begin talking about something and I sometimes cannot finish what I begun to say. Embarrassing.. Add to it the fact that my spoken english is bad, people must think: acute problem..
If someone can help I'd appreciate a lot.
Thanks all and God bless us

[A-jj]

Miss Sabbykat wrote:

<quoted text>
i am on it and i found that getting a prescription for Vyvanse or Adderrall really helps.
lol, even tho, you DO have anxiety... it combats that.
im on adhd [Vyvanse 30mg] meds and its really helping. im a receptionist and have to be ALERT and ATTENTIVE all the time at work so...i was like, passing out at work.
ya, i get the headaches alot too
but..i like it so for :]
i like the decreased appetite and the feelin that i need way more CLEAN cool food. lol
hehe im 19 :]

Hi iam on lex for anxiety aswell!! i have now cut downh to 5mg,,,, i felt weird for the first week,,but this week iam feeling great!! i had truoble falling asleep to at night and soo tired in the day,, but last night i slept really well,, because you have to keep busy in the day,, i did 1hr at the gym,, had some healthy food for dinner and put this calming cream on my neck and went to sleep,, i felt great when i woke up ,, i take vitamins for energy Magnesium and Vitamin B complex,,, and also fish oil tablets are great for the brain!!!

[A-jj]

Danny wrote:

i have been taking Lexapro fo about 15 months now. i am a 16 year old male and was perscribed it by my doctor for anxiety disorder and bipolar depression.
i feel the drug did an excellent job curing my anxiety and depression, but i still experience mood swings alot. i no longer suffer from thoughtsof suicide and stuff like that, but i am performing horrible in school because of it.
these side effects are major, nothing stated is something the drug ight have caused. everything is a obvious sign of the drug, and i was wondering if someone takign it could help me get passed some of these side effects without stopping the drug.
horrible memory - i forget people's names everday, pretty embarrassing. i have trouble retaining information during class. i forget certain words in the english language often, have trouble describing things.
cannot concentrate - i zone out all the time an cannot think straight.
insomnia - i am tired during school and work all day and can only sleep during the day. i do not sleep at night at all. it is currently 2:53a.m. and i am writing this.
headaches - pretty good headaches if i do not sleep during the day, and if i stop taking the pill i suffer intense symptoms of (forgot the word) when someone stops taking a drug and is addicted to it...headaches, nausea...crap like that.
anyone got any remedies i can try or something to make this easier on me? before my depression and the pill i was a 4.0 student. now i have 4 D's out of my 6 classes. need help..

Hi iam on lex for anxiety aswell!! i have now cut downh to 5mg,,,, i felt weird for the first week,,but this week iam feeling great!! i had truoble falling asleep to at night and soo tired in the day,, but last night i slept really well,, because you have to keep busy in the day,, i did 1hr at the gym,, had some healthy food for dinner and put this calming cream on my neck and went to sleep,, i felt great when i woke up ,, i take vitamins for energy Magnesium and Vitamin B complex,,, and also fish oil tablets are great for the brain!!!

[A-jj]

lexapro victim wrote:

worked awsome for me for 4-5 weeks with headache side effects ofcourse,but i used to wakeup energized and loved life..now after 6 or 7 weeks after taking lexapro i feel misrable again,my feelings and emotions are all messed up,dont know what to do,depressed,not certain about nothing,kinda lost in life...im deciding to stop taking cold turkey starting tonight

hi try going of slow,,,,going cold turkey doesnt sound like a great idea,, the side effects isnt nice!!!! well i sufffered from dizznesss bad!!!

[A-jj]

jenn wrote:

lexapro hasn't helped me much, it in fact has increased my depression and anxiety
i started on 10 mg but after a month went onto 20mg
i always feel drowsy and confused
'cause of these sideeffects it cause me not to pay much attention in school and home life
i will consider switching

yeah lexapro isnt for eveyone,, and i heard it cn take a few switches to get the right one for your body!!! i heard lexapro is just a mild tablet!! for me it has helped my anxiety but i do get some side effects,,, feel tired etc,, but now im gong to the gym everyyday and feel great

[keldi]

I started taking lexapro two weeks ago on a starting dose of 10 mgs, I started getting emotional a few days ago and crying constantly which I've heard is normal although my anxiety has subsided substantially. I am now increasingly sensitive and moody about what people say to me... Does this go away? Or is it a sign I need my dose increased?