Lexapro

@mipbob
I had to look up the generic for Lexapro. It is escitalopram. I take this medication since 2015. It worked wonders for me. I had developed PTSD anxiety/panic disorder or past Vietnam Service, Police Officer, and then 5 shocks of ICD over just several hours.

I saw a pyschiatric specialist at Mayo and went through a loto of tests. The pyschiatric medication specialist worked with my other care givers and prescribed escitalopram. It really helped lesson my depression over the episodes and slowy came out of not going into public at all.

I don't recall any side affects other than positive ones. I have read on MCC others that have though. I do know I recently was under tremendous stress over my wife's medical condition and my Mayo psychiatric specialist suggested rasing my dosage from 10 mg to 15 mg per day. I said let me try to work out of it with my exercise program and get back to you. I was able to not go on it and I think the medication itself allow that and the positive feeling you get to overcome.

I have heart failure and have a ICD/Pacemaker and the Lexapro does have an impact on certain electrical waves in heart. This is where pyschiatric worked with other providers where it was deemed not a problem.

About a year ago I had lost a nephew, two brother in laws and a sister. I thought I would be devastated and a wreck. I was not and though really sad I was able to handle it. I talked to my psychiatric specialist about this and was told it was the escitilopram. The only negative thing I can post is I was told I would need to stay on the drug for the rest of my life.
Good luck hoped I helped.

Thank you so much for your response.
I’m sorry for all you have gone through! I’m so happy Lexapro has worked for you! I am hopeful!

Lexapro has been a great addition for me and was prescribed after my terminal cancer diagnosis almost 4 years ago. I am very careful about adding meds, but this is one of the few anti depression meds that is not addictive! I started on 5mg and now take 10mg per day. I take it every am. It has made my days so much easier. I would recommend it!

Thank you so much!!!!!

I took 5 mg Lexapro for years and about a year ago, upped it to 10mg. No side effects here. Good luck.

Thank you so much!

I have been on ' Lexapro for 4 months after coming off of long term Prozac, which stopped working. I started with 10 mg and then to 20 mg of Lexapro. The result for me, is a feeling of dullness and chronic fatigue.
After a long consultation with my physician, I am weaning off Lexapro, and beginning Prozac again. My doc ordered a gene study for likely anti depressants and although Prozac was in the maybe range, it has worked for me in the past over the years. Lexapro was a top choice in the gene study. The best choice for for me according to AI, and the gene study seems to be Trintellix, which is $480 mo. With that said, I am passing and once again trying Prozac. Hope this helps someone.

I have been on it for maybe 15 years. It was a miracle drug for me regarding depression, and anxiety. Beware of the generic though. The pharmacies switched me to generic which did not work for me.

Is it the brand name Lexapro or the generic??

I was using Lexapro 20mg for about 10 years. It was great until it stopped working now I am on Zoloft 125 mg which isnt working as well. I hope I can go back to Lexapro.