What are the bad effects of Lexapro?
If I am 5'11" and 135 pounds. why do I do I feel fat and insecure?
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"Side Effects
Lexapro® (escitalopram oxalate) is well tolerated by most adults. In fact, patients in clinical trials who took 10 mg of Lexapro experienced overall rates of side effects comparable to patients who took a placebo (sugar pill).1,2 If you think you are experiencing side effects, you should talk with your healthcare professional about your concerns. A simple adjustment in dose may be all that is required.
The most frequent side effects reported with Lexapro are nausea, insomnia, problems with ejaculation, somnolence, increased sweating, fatigue, decreased libido, and anorgasmia.1,2 Patients taking Lexapro typically have mild to moderate side effects which tend to go away with continued treatment. One study of patients taking 10 mg of Lexapro showed that these side effects usually do not cause patients to stop taking Lexapro. In that study, only 4% of patients stopped taking Lexapro due to side effects, compared with 3% of the patients taking placebo.1,2
Side effects of Lexapro in studies of depression
In a study of patients with depression receiving either Lexapro or another antidepressant, Effexor® XR (venlafaxine HCl), Lexapro was found to be not only as effective, but also better tolerated. In this study, fewer Lexapro patients stopped taking their medicine because of side effects (4% for Lexapro vs 16% for Effexor XR).3
In general, people taking Lexapro do not suffer from agitation, nervousness, or anxiety any more than people not taking Lexapro. Additionally, in controlled studies, clinically important changes in body weight were similar for patients treated with Lexapro and those treated with placebo.2
In another study of patients with depression, patients who started on one medicine but did not respond to it were switched to Lexapro. The other medicines were Celexa, Paxil, Prozac, and Zoloft. In this study, patients were able to be quickly and safely switched to Lexapro. In fact, fewer than 7% of Lexapro patients stopped taking medicine due to side effects after switching.4
Side effects of Lexapro in studies of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
In clinical studies of people taking 10 mg a day of Lexapro for GAD, the number of people who stopped taking Lexapro due to side effects was low.5,6*†
A head-to-head trial was conducted to compare Lexapro and Paxil® CR (paroxetine HCL) in the treatment of GAD. In this trial, patients taking Lexapro and patients taking Paxil® CR experienced improvement of their GAD symptoms. However, fewer patients stopped taking Lexapro due to side effects as compared to patients taking Paxil® CR (7% for Lexapro vs 23% for Paxil® CR).7
In addition, in this trial, clinically significant weight gain occurred less often in patients treated with Lexapro over 24 weeks (8% for Lexapro vs 18% for Paxil® CR).7"
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bas side effects that I went through were, trouble sleeping or staying asleep through the night and insane dreams but those got better with time. One thing that just got worse the longer I was on lexapro was the weight gain, in six months I gained about 40 lbs. This was the reason why I stopped taking it, to stop gaining weight, i've read online countless accounts of ppl gaining weight on this med. Just be careful and don't just shake off weight gain as nothing, b/c it may just get worse over time, and I know that made me feel like crap which kinda defeates the purpose of taking an anti-depressantSource(s):
was on lexapro for six months
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