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Lexapro? Pros and cons, please.
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Jun 21 1:26pm | Replies (171)Comment receiving replies
I want to start to take .5 mg Lexapro(Escitalopram) for 7 days and then .10mg after that for Anxioty.
Has anyone have side affects from the medication.
I have Anxioty now for 6 months. They called it long covid anxiety.
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I have taken Lexapro for a few years for anxiety, at 10 and 20 mg. I do have dulled sexual desire, but being 75 years old that is OK with me. No other side effects at all. It has been very helpful and allows me to be more of the person I want to be, calmer and better able to be caring to others in my life.
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I took Lexapro 10mg for 18 months back in 2004. I gained weight and found myself to have dulled emotions and lack of inhibition on it. It did help tremendously with my anxiety, however. I stopped it cold turkey because I did not like the way it made me feel. I do not recommend that way of going off.