My boyfriend (39m) and I (44fm) have been together over a year officially. Unofficially it’s been like 3. Anyway. He’s had a really rough patch with his anxiety. After a lot of encouragement, he finally got back on lexapro. He also quit drinking at the same time. So I understand his body & brain are going through a lot of changes. But his libido has completely tanked. We’ve had sex maybe 6 times this year. He’s still extremely affectionate with me. Loves to snuggle & hold hands. But his sex drive is nonexistent. I’m extremely supportive of what he’s doing. And extremely understanding of the battle he’s going through. At the end of the day his mental health is more important to me. But it’s affecting my self esteem. He tells me all the time it’s not me. He’s still attracted to me. He just doesn’t think about sex. I need intimacy. I need to feel wanted & desired. I want him all the time. We’ve talked several times about it. And I don’t want to make him feel pressured to have sex with me. I want him to want me. I want to help him get through this. I want us to get through it. If any of you have had the same issue with your partner, how did you handle it? He reassures me all the time it’s not me. But it’s getting hard not to take it personally & internalize it.

i started lexapro 2 weeks ago. i have had no side effects besides really tired. it has since went away. anyways…

last night i drank a beat box and 2 smirnoffs 4.5% in a 4 hour period and i couldn’t even walk/stand up. i was extremely dizzy. i even woke up feeling still dizzy as-well and that’s never happened before.

im also 4’10 95lbs so that definitely plays into this but i’ve drank more or around the same and my doctor never told me that i “cant” or really anything about alcohol mix and what not to drink, eat etc. but i feel there must be some connection between alcohol absorption and lexapro?

Hi all... anybody else have a feeling like they drank too much coffee on bumping up? Know its pretty normal but looking for a bit of reassurance. 16 days on 5mgs, and now 2nd day on 7.5. My thoughts feel like me and i can sit still (though feels a bit harder), I am almost certain I do not have mania, have never been depressed am taking it for physical and mental anxiety so the bipolar thing is a bit less of a worry, but I am buzzing a bit and it is unsettling. Wish I could enjoy it lol but I'm too nervous. Seems like for most people it goes away in 3-7 days after starting a higher dose? I felt more anxious after starting 5mgs but I never really had this mild "high" feeling.

Does anyone take ibuprofen while on lexapro? I’ve been avoiding it and only taking Tylenol when needed but I’m in a TMJ flare up and need ibuprofen because it’s the only thing that really helps😭

Hi, I have a question for anybody starting lexapro. Backstory of me: I recently been dealing with anxiety since i want to say May when i was having a surgical procedure, at first it was just thoughts. I thought i got through them thoughts because the surgery was a success, but then came this constant worrying feeling i couldn’t shake came along, i would ignore it by surrounding myself with friends, people, and started drinking more. I then had an ear infection that sent me into a fenzy, I was having panic attacks, brain felt like it was shaking, tense jaw, unsteady feeling like i’m walking on a boat, racing mind, racing heart, every muscle twitch, nerves tingling/misfiring, couldn’t stand heat. My doctor recently putme on 5mg of lexapro going on 3 weeks ago. Some days i feel it’s working and then other days i feel like im starting back at day 1. Especially with the feeling of dizziness, nausea, stomach cramping, walking on a boat, wobbly legs. I believe the physical symptoms are much more unbearable compared to the mental symptoms. at what dosage did you feel was the best relief for the physical symptoms, or when taking 5mg did you feel relief and like yourself ?

Hola a todas! Soy una chica viviendo en Madrid hace un añito, y tomando escitalopram hace 11 años aprox.
Estoy buscando encontrar una comunidad con la que hablar de esto, y darnos apoyo mutuamente :)

Alguien se suma?

2 Sundays ago I started 5mg, immediately started to feel some relief. I was shocked at how quickly it was working. I was told to start taking 10mg (3 days ago) today I am filled with sooo much anxiety. Like bad. Is this normal? Will this get better?

Hi! Ive been experiencing jitters lately, like Ive had a big dose of caffeine, within 10’min of taking my pill in the morning. This started about 10 days ago, I did increase my dose 3 days ago but its the same on both sides. Lasts a few hours. I will say it doesnt feel like my heart is racing, more so my muscles shake and my teeth chatter. Yes I take with food.

Thoughts??

if you intermittent dose for PMDD when in your cycle do you take it? right around ovulation or after?

I had been on Lexapro (20mg) for about 3 years, and the last year I was taking 10mg. Two years ago I moved to a new country, and so I no longer have a regular psychiatrist, only basic ones that will just refill the prescription. It killed my libido, I had no energy, and generally didn’t feel like a productive person.

I saw a psychiatrist finally for an appointment about either lowering dose or switching to a new medication, and he just told me to quit my Lexapro cold turkey and begin taking Wellbutrin. Or not completely cold turkey, but 3 days of 5mg lexapro + 150mg Wellbutrin, then after those 3 days, no Lexapro and 300mg Wellbutrin. This was about 3 weeks ago and I feel truly horrible.

During the first week, I had minimal physical symptoms but I felt like I was going crazy. Crying nonstop, angry, aggressive. It was horrible. Now, I feel mentally balanced and productive, not depressed. But the physical symptoms (or what I think are the symptoms of withdrawal, unless I’m just dying) are unbearable. I have brain zaps but through my entire face, nausea, I feel weak and as if I’ll pass out at any moment. All I want to do is lie down. My last dose of Lexapro was about 2.5 weeks ago, is it possible that it is still so horrible?

Any advice or thoughts from others who have stopped Lexapro cold turkey is very very welcome and appreciated.

I started Cipralex (in Canada) two weeks ago at 5mg for one week and then 10mg as of the second week. I take this on top of my 150mg Effexor. I didn’t feel any side effect the first week. Second week, about 4 days into I felt super super fatigued and then all of Saturday morning I had diarrhea and felt bloated. Yesterday I felt like my head was heavy and today I have major anxiety and still some weird bowel movement. Is this normal? I’ve never had side effects with other meds before so it’s new for me.

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the only side effect i had was tiredness but im now 2 weeks and 2/3 days in and at the 2 week mark that side effect is ended. i definitely feel calmer and i think i still worry a lot, more then the average person still, but it isn’t “affecting“ me. like its just a thought and like okay whatever. which is new for me!

cant wait for week 4-6,. apparently it’d be full therapeutic help and i hope it does because i already notice a huge improvement.

i was worried, but thought ill share with anxious folks or who wants to be on lexapro but hears the horror stories. its not always.

socially ive noticed the best improvement in, and thats where i was the worst with my anxiety disorder.

i (20 f) have no interest in anything that doesn't give me instant gratification. i only want to shop, play video games, eat, and do other high stimulation/high reward activities. i have no desire to see my friends, go to class, etc. i enjoy seeing my partner but i have 0 sex drive despite enjoying his presence. i am worried that my medication (20 mg only though?) is causing this. i feel so bad and trapped because i want to enjoy things but i simply have no energy nor motivation. i just do things because i have to. is this a side effect that i should talk with my psych about or am i overthinking?

Has anyone been lazy taking their Lexapro and it’s suddenly caught up with you? I’ve been on 5mg for 18 months, it genuinely changed my life and I didn’t feel the need to up to 10mg. As I have to break the 10mg tablet in half, I tend to get lazy taking it (bad I know) and started unintentionally skipping days here and there. I’ve never had withdrawals doing this, and some times I’d go 5 days with no symptoms at all. Lately though I’ve been terrible taking it and all the sudden I feel awful. Started feeling teary for no reason, spikes of anxiety and overall feeling myself slip. I know I need to start taking the meds consistently. Has anyone experienced this? How long of taking your dose consistently did you feel better?

And I know how awful it is to skip and why I shouldn’t etc. it’s genuinely been pure laziness on my behalf and I’m very aware.

I haven't fallen asleep before 3 since before last Tuesday. How long do I wait before switching to taking it in the morning?

So after a year of taking Lexapro 10mg, I wanted to get off of it, and see how my anxiety feels/if it got better. I looked up a few things about waning off it to reduce withdrawal symptoms. I had a whole plan of going from 10mg to 5mg to 2.5mg and then stop over months.

And so I met with my doctor to suggest the plan and how I wanted to stop taking Lexapro. She simply said, “just stop taking it then”. No need to slowly wane off it… I should have asked more questions possibly, but I guess in her eyes it’s just like get it over with faster?

I’m on day 5 and sleep is ROUGH/constantly waking up, as well as vertigo like I’ve never felt before. If I move my eyes too fast, it sends an immediate nausea wave from my head to my stomach, which feels like it’s my nervous system rather than just normal nausea.

Has anyone else just stopped cold turkey? How long did the withdrawal symptoms last for you? I’m hoping since it’s only been a year I’m not going to get much worse but I don’t know. I can’t really do anything all day 🤷🏼‍♂️

has anyone experienced a late period after starting lexapro?? last period was 9/6-9/10, started lex on 9/12 & i haven’t had a period since. absolutely no way i could be pregnant as my fiance is a female lol

Hi guys so I've been on Lexapro since late March. I started with 5mg until June and since then have been on 2.5mg. The side effects were too much on 5mg. The main ones were brain fog, fatigue, sleep troubles, depressed and just feeling numb and unmotivated. Well I still feel those side effects on 2.5mg. I think in some ways my anxiety is better on Lexapro and it definitely helps my OCD but the trade offs are not worth it for me. But the idea of going back to nothing makes me a little nervous to think about. Can I just stop 2.5 or should I taper? Any advice is much appreciated :)

I was fine no anxiety or bad fatigue or headache.. Then after 2 weeks since tapering

The symptoms started slowly and getting abit intense

I dont know its relapse or this is me.. I feel alone

I was so happy even I posted here but I didnt know this will happen

Today I felt I started to feel anxious and irritable more with headache

Im sorry to keep posting here but Im alone.. And scared that I will be like this

Anyone felt like me and did u felt fine after??

What was ur timeline?symptoms?

PS

I was on medicine 10mg since 1 year and 3months..

Hi all! Getting ready to switch from Viibryd to lexapro after being on it since about March. I noticed I’ve had headaches that haven’t gone away, I can hardly sleep, I have constant brain fog and although it’s made my anxiety better in ways I also have had a much harder time with obsessive thoughts. Any input on what to expect lol? I’ve never been on an ssri before - I went from Wellbutrin to cymbalta (which I mostly loved) to Viibryd. I tried Zoloft for a VERY short time in hs and it was not for me lol. I mostly struggle with anxiety and depression (that’s what I’m diagnosed with tho I suspect they’re mainly side effects of something else going on). Thanks for reading!!

To be clear I haven’t started lexapro yet

Reason: Lexapro/Escitalphram causes the intestinal muscles to be continuously stimulated. Adding coffee/black tea to this sensitivity causes the stomach and intestines to contract further which causes food to move to the lower intestines before it’s had the chance to fully digest = mass amounts of gas.

Tried and tested. No caffeine this week. No pressured farts. I am finally free from the Lexapro toots!

Hi All,

I was on buspar 7.5mg twice a day for a couple months but needed more....my panic attacks and anxiety was still incredibly high.

After years of fighting taking lexapro I gave in because my life was completely unmanageable and getting smaller by the day. Even leaving my apartment was anxiety inducing - forget driving or working.

Last week I felt really good but this week. .week 3 my anxiety seems to be spiking.....is this a normal experience?

Other than slight dizziness and nausea its been pretty smooth sailing but the last couple days...yikes...

Thank you

Hi all, I’ve been on 10 mg of lexapro for ~3 months, and bc of some side effects my psychiatrist started me on 7.5 mg of Buspar in addition to the lex last week. While keeping in mind that everyone’s different, I’m just curious to hear about folks’ experiences being on both medications at once. Did you experience any unique side effects? Did it help a lot more than buspar or lexapro alone?

I cold turkeyed Lexapro 20 mg aug 3 (was on a little over a year and a half) the next month I cold turkeyed 200 mg lamotrigine. Developed akathisia. So I went back on the Lexapro 10 mg then to 20 mg. It’s been almost 4 weeks on the Lex. I’m also slowly titrating up the lamotrigine (just got to 100 mg now) thing is.. couple hours after taking Lex I feel like aka gets worse. After taking lam I almost feel a little better? Idk what to do. I feel like I need to stop the Lex but I went down to 10 for one day and felt bad again.

i am nervous as hell, any recommendations or any worsening side effects i should expect. i’ve been on 10mg since day 1, about 5 weeks ago.