Lexapro for anxiety

I will say......you will never have an orgasm on Lexapro. Blunt but true.

I started taking 5 mg of Lexapro about 1 month ago. I had no issues during the 3 weeks of use. I decided to start taking 10 mg at that point and I really felt the effects. I had a headache and stomach issues. I went back to the 5 mg and am doing quite well.

Thank you for your response.
Are you taking it for anxiety? If it’s for anxiety did your anxiety act up and did you feel dizzy. When you first started to take it.
I tried other medicines and my anxiety was worst.

After my daughter died at age 26 from cancer in 2004, I was put on many different antidepressants...tried this one, didn't work, tried that one, didn't work. Lexapro is the only one that keeps me from crying every day. I have had no side effects at all from Lexapro(Escitalopram). Take care

I’m sorry for the loss of your daughter.
Did you have any side affects when you started the Lexapro?
Thank you for your reply.

Thanks. I never had any side affects at all from the lexapro.

@mish312

How hard it must of been to lose a daughter so young.

I see this is your first post to Mayo Connect, welcome and thank you for sharing your experience with anti-depressions.

so sorry for your loss. Glad Lexapro helps

i take 10 mg daily of lexapro with minimal side effects. Need to take it at bedtime because it makes me sleepy. Side effect that i experienced is gaining weight. When i stay on 10 mg i struggle to lose weight but do not usually gain weight. i have found it to help anxiety considerably

Thank you all for the reply. Very helpful.
After several discussions with my doctor he wants me to take .5mg of lexapro with .25mg lorazepam daily For 1-2 weeks.
I was taking .25mg in morning and .25mg at night of lorazepam for two weeks. It helped with my anxiety.
I just hope this will work for me. I’m just very nervous to use both. I guess I’ll start tomorrow. I just can’t take the anxiety anymore.