Monty_girl
Poohbah
Registered: December 2004
Posts: 1424
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Review Date: Thu June 15, 2006
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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Less side effects then other SSRI I've tried
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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Increased sweating
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This has been a wonder drug for me. It's help my depression and also anxiety. Started working quickly for me. I have been able to stay on this medication longer then any others due to less side effects.
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LMo
Elder
Registered: January 2003
Posts: 7358
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Review Date: Thu June 22, 2006
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: $1.00| Rating: 9
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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Was terrific for reducing anxiety and nervous energy
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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Intense drowsiness; incompatible with pregnancy
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I love Lexapro! Made me feel more like the "real me" than I've ever felt. I took it for anxiety, not depression, and it was wonderful. I'm normally very high-energy - speak quickly, think quickly, do things quickly -- and Lexapro really mellowed me out without making me stupid. My husband, who is very mellow to begin with, takes it for depression and it worked in the complete opposite way for him -- he is more alert and sharp than when he was not on meds.
Made me sleeeeeeeppppyy for the first two months I was on it -- almost to the point of interfering with my life. I can't take it now because I'm trying to get pregnant and it's a Class C drug. I'm now on Wellbutrin instead, but it's just not as good as Lexapro.
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tita
Member
Registered: May 2006
Posts: 221
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Review Date: Tue June 27, 2006
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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It helps me
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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no side effects
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I been on Lexepro for about 2 months,I like that I don't get any drug reactions
(Take alot of meds for Psyical reasons)also It took less time then other SSRIs to work.) I only had to wait for about a week for the med to work.
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alf0156
Member
Registered: August 2006
Posts: 60
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Review Date: Sat September 9, 2006
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Would you recommend this? No |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 1
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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nothing
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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nothing
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didn't do anything for me
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wi_fighter
Grand Magnate
Registered: April 2005
Posts: 3396
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Review Date: Wed September 13, 2006
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 10
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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Decreased anxiety, increased mood
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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None, except it wasn't the type of AD that my depression requires
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I was on this for several months at 20 mg. It worked very well on mood and any accompanying anxiety, but did nothing for my lack of motivation. As I have apathetic depression versus dysthymia, I need an activating AD. Lexapro is a calming AD. If you need a calming SSRI, this could very well be the one for you. Two thumbs up.
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eskielover
Magnate
Registered: October 2004
Posts: 2482
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Review Date: Thu September 14, 2006
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 6
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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added to migraine pain
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I was put on lexapro while in the hospital being treated for anorexia after the death of my Mother. My migraine headache treatment has them under control, so when I realized that I was experiencing migraine pain after taking this med, I immediately stopped taking it. I am overly sensitive to migraine pain caused by meds, so not willing to take a chance of having the migraine pain return.
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SerenitysWave
Poohbah
Registered: December 2005
Posts: 1451
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Review Date: Sun October 22, 2006
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 7
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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worked well to relieve anxiety/panic attacks as well as self injury urges
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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had to keep upping dosages
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Although it didnt fully work out for me, I did get relief for many of my symptoms of depression and anxiety. I would try it again if my current medication fails me. In all fairness to this medication I was also taking Wellbutrin at the same time.
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prodigiousgamer
Member
Registered: October 2006
Posts: 51
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Review Date: Sun October 22, 2006
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 7
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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mild reduction in depression after 6 weeks; virtually no side effects
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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not a very potent medication, works best with people with mild depression
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the best thing about lexapro is that i experienced almost no side effects. my doctor said that it is one of the safest SSRI's on the market. after 6 weeks on the medication i experienced a mild reduction in the depression. however i would not recommend this treatment to people with moderate to severe depression because Lexapro is not a very strong antidepressant.
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Direction
Magnate
Registered: December 2006
Posts: 2172
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Review Date: Fri January 12, 2007
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Would you recommend this? No |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 1
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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Didn't help
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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Took to long to reach effectiveness
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I took to long to reach effectiveness which isn't good when you need to rid yourself of unhealthy thoughts.
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txstarrrynites
Junior Member
Registered: January 2007
Posts: 19
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Review Date: Thu January 18, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: $125.00| Rating: 10
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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found a drug that helps me
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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n/a
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Helped at the time to get out of a slump. Miss taking it for my depression
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mommyof5cats
Visitor
Registered: January 2007
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Fri January 19, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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works faster than other SSRI's, increased mood
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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tough to come off of
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I have no real complaints about Lexapro, I think I've finally found something that helps.
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Hopefull
Grand Member
Registered: November 2005
Posts: 748
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Review Date: Thu January 25, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 7
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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Increased energy levels, improved focus, better sleep and lower anxiety levels.
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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felt like throwing up, some dizzyness
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I am taking it for depression. I like the fact that I stopped wasting my time starring at walls almost immediately. I also had a dramatic increase in energy levels in the first month of the drug. It has helped me to sleep better after around two months of the drug. It also makes my time with T more valuable because I can get into a positive frame of mind with less struggle. So my T doesn't have to see what I call "the look." I would sit there and stare at her with a blank look when she would suggest a more positive way to look at something. I couldn't seem to process her more positive thinking.
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HeatherS
Visitor
Registered: January 2007
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Wed January 31, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: $25.00| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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worked really well, especially at first
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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tired a lot, low sex drive
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This worked for me really well at first, i could tell right away that it was working... then, i realized i was feeling really tired a lot and i totally lost my sex drive. THEN the depressive symptoms started coming back so the dose was doubled. Again worked well. I have since stopped taking it and the withdrawal depression is HORRIBLE. This is the only one i've been on and so i can't compare it to others.
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Thomi
Member
Registered: February 2007
Posts: 21
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Review Date: Fri February 16, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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worked quickily without side effects
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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none
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Worked within the first week and lessened depression. I had no side effects. Best SSRI Ihave been on.
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alisonwonderland
Visitor
Registered: February 2007
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Sun February 25, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 9
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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helped me a lot with depression
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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did nothing for anxiety, increased severity of headaches
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this is working pretty well,
except for making my headaches worse.
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Stacy3601
Member
Registered: February 2007
Posts: 72
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Review Date: Wed February 28, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 9
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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helped with my deperession
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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didnt last
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it is a little on the expensive side, but it did help with my depression for a few years. but i got used to it and it stopped working for me after after a year or two
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Jkeyz
Member
Registered: February 2007
Posts: 52
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Review Date: Wed February 28, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 7
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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Worked fast
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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Didn't last
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I loved Lexapro when I first started taking it for my depression. It lifted me up, but it made me manic. It has since leveled out. It continues to help with my depression, but not enough. I have gone back down again. Need motivation to do anything. I no longer have tension migraine headaches since taking Lexapro.
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Juliana
Grand Member
Registered: March 2007
Posts: 933
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Review Date: Sat March 3, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 10
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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alleviated my depression, calmed anxiety, fewer and less severe panic attacks
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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headaches
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I have been taking Lexapro for about 6 weeks. I started taking just 1/4 tablet and slowly worked my way up to 10mg per day. During the first 10 days I had acid reflux, increased nausea and upset stomach. Those side effects went away though.
I had severe agoraphobia from 2000-2004. Celexa, Clonazepam and CBT helped me overcome it. I stopped taking Celexa a year ago and was doing fine without it (still having the occasional panic attack, but I was handling it), but then I started to get very depressed in the summer and it worsened throughout the fall and winter.
So, I started taking Lexapro for depression. My depression has now lifted completely. I had also been experiencing daily panic attacks and a high level of general anxiety before I started taking it. Those are almost completely gone now. I am now rarely taking the Clonazepam that I used to take for anxiety and panic attacks.
I started a new high-stress, very busy job 2 weeks ago. My job requires me to be in front of tv cameras, talking to reporters and going to lots of meetings and being very social. Lexapro has made these things easy for me. I'm so glad I started taking it. I don't think I would have handled all the new pressure and responsibility very well without it.
I find it doesn't cause the inertia and lethargy I experienced while on Celexa. I'm also hoping it won't cause the weight gain I experienced with Celexa. So far, it has worked extremely well for me. I tend to get headaches in the evening and I'm normally not prone to headaches. That's a small price to pay for the positive effects I have gotten from Lexapro, though. Lexapro has given me very vivid dreams too, but they're good dreams so I'm not complaining. ;-)
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loupopeye22
Visitor
Registered: March 2007
Posts: 10
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Review Date: Wed March 28, 2007
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Would you recommend this? No |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 2
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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increased energy
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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suicidal ideations
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Had them for few months but stopped due to severe suicidal attempts and suicidal ideations therefore ending up in a locked up unit to receive a better treatment and plenty of rests too. I feel they are better for some and some not. Just be careful, especially with suicidal ideations which I must ask you to talk to your pdoc straight away before too late.
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DoubtingThomasina
Junior Member
Registered: April 2007
Posts: 19
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Review Date: Wed April 11, 2007
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Would you recommend this? No |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 1
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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None
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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Sent me into severe mania
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I was place on Lexapro for depression. It sent me into severe mania, I blacked out for four days, waking up in strange places, having sex with strangers, binge drinking, running around on streets. It was scary. When my mania ran its course, I sank into the most scary Major depressive episode. I sat on a toilet one night and held a bottle of muscle relaxers. Till today, I don't know why I did not kill myself. I guess God was watching over me.
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Lexi232
Member
Registered: April 2007
Posts: 147
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Review Date: Fri April 27, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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Helps with depression and some anxiety
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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Can become immune to it; stops working.
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I was first put on it when I was 15yr, I stayed on it for 6 months, soon they had it upped to 90 mg, which is almost 5 times the highest dose. Then I became immuned to it, and quit taking it... About 7 months ago i was put on it again but at 10 mg (now 20 years old, was 19yr when they put me back on it) today they upped it to 20mg, because i've became immuned to it again... I'll probably just continue this cycle.
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cherryblossom
Member
Registered: April 2007
Posts: 24
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Review Date: Sat May 12, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: $85.00| Rating: 10
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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helps me stay calm
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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hurts me sexually
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I like the treatment my Doctor has choice for me.
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jimmyjetta
Visitor
Registered: May 2007
Posts: 8
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Review Date: Sun May 13, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 6
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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it works
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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sexual side effects
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Antidepressant properties are solid. It works well.
I generally only get one side effect from antidepressants: no matter which one it is, if it demonstrates even the smallest possibility of causing sexual side effects then I'm going to be the person who has problems with it.
Catch 22.
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adele96
Member
Registered: May 2007
Posts: 41
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Review Date: Fri May 18, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 9
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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alleviates my depression and stabilises my moods and anxiety.
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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decreases libido and needs dosages to be increased after some time.
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i started on citalopram with a couple mild side effects at first. it worked, but the dry mouth became so severe i couldn't even sleep for needing to drink all night. so i asked doctor for something similar that wouldn't dry my mouth and he put me on lexapro. works the same, but now i don't have a dry mouth. i've been on it for nearly a year and was doing great. i felt like myself. it has reduced my libido, but since my libido was out of control before it has been a relief and i can still get revved easy enough.
but a recent emotional upheaval has meant i have had to double my dosage to 20mg two days ago. it is only just starting to work on the anxiety attacks and deepening depression but i can feel it trying to work. just need a little more time and i'm sure things will be better. i couldn't live without it.
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John_James
Junior Member
Registered: June 2007
Posts: 6
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Review Date: Sun June 3, 2007
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Would you recommend this? No |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 9
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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Some relief of depression
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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This medicine destroys your sex drive.
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This drug will shut your sex drive off. The price of this drug dosen't apply to me because my medical insurance covers most of the cost.
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Noncomposmentis8
Member
Registered: May 2007
Posts: 112
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Review Date: Mon July 16, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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It made me calmer less angry
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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None.
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I took it for anger, and After a month and a half I felt happy and less angry.
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lhanson
Visitor
Registered: August 2007
Posts: 12
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Review Date: Mon August 20, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 6
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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Helped with depression and mania
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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anorgasm, tiredness
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This drug was nice in that it didn't have a lot of side effects, but the ones it did have caused me to get off of it. The sleepiness was way to strong for me. It helped with depression, but not long term.
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xp1155
Member
Registered: August 2007
Posts: 42
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Review Date: Sun August 26, 2007
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Would you recommend this? No |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 2
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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none for me
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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gave me symptoms of ADD
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If you don't tolerate Celexa well, then this is not the drug for you. This stuff is industrial strength Celexa. My therapist was shocked at how much this drug changed my personality and he took me off of it immediately. It gave me symptoms of ADD and I couldn't concentrate on anything! It's a good drug for some people, but wouldn't be my first choice to try.
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mrwagner66
Visitor
Registered: September 2006
Posts: 5
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Review Date: Wed August 29, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: $1.00| Rating: 9
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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Great anti-depressant!
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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Makes me a little sleepy, nothing major. Mild headaches at first.. went away after about a week.
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This and Trileptal pulled me out of the worst depression I had ever experienced in July 2007.. I had to be pulled out of bed to eat! There was no crying or feelings of suicide, just this blanket of numb lifelessness.. I wasn't sure why I was still breathing.
My friends dragged me to a therapist and I was put on the above two meds (for the second time after quitting them in Dec 2006) and they helped reorganize my scattered thoughts and get me back on track.
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Prada
Member
Registered: August 2007
Posts: 33
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Review Date: Fri September 14, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 4
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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Felt a bit more social
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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Caused me more depression
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I have seen many people have success, but when I was 15 I got VERY depressed while on it. The study canada did that caused the following warning message came about 2 months after my hospitalization...
"However, studies have shown that a small number of people (especially children/teenages) who take antidepressants for any condition may experience worsening depression, other mental/mood symptoms, or suicidal thoughts/attempts."
Wish I knew that BEFORE I took it 
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LeeCh
New Member
Registered: October 2007
Posts: 5
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Review Date: Sat October 6, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: $72.00| Rating: 3
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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increased my mood
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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increased my mood too much, akithesia
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This drug did not work for me. It made me manic. It made me have this feeling that I wanted to crawl out of my skin. I didn't feel it did much for my anxiety. I thought I was going psychotic on this drug. I do have a bipolar label though and I think the doctor totally mismedicated me. Antidepressant monotherapy does not work for bipolars and can make them manic. I've heard it does wonders if you are severely depressed.
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reggie7777
Visitor
Registered: May 2007
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Mon October 29, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 7
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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works well with little or no side effects.
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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but i think i need something new. i' ve been it on it for a few years now and it may not be working as good for me. does someone know of a newer drug?
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i also take zyprexa 5 mg every 3 days. really don't like it's saide effects but can't seem to get of it.
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TammyGrl0528
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Registered: November 2007
Posts: 4
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