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I’m six days into Escitalopram and I feel so bad, headaches, restlessness etc., I don’t want...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1487215/

I’m six days into Escitalopram and I

Discussion: Starting a new antidepressant

Support Group: Mental Health

Posted: Jan 20 10:14am

I agree there is a difference in the action of generic vs name brand meds. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1143654/

I too take escitalopram 10mg.

Discussion: Generic Escitalopram Oxalate (Lexapro)

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Sep 18, 2024

To anneb22 - I feel your anger and frustration. Here’s my take on all this. Yes,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/911474/

I was prescribed escitalopram (Lexapro ... a study that suggested SSRIs like escitalopram

Discussion: PHQ-9 Screening: “ Little interest or pleasure in doing things?”

Support Group: Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19

Posted: Aug 11, 2023

Hi, @mnmom - sounds like you've had a variety of experiences with different antidepressants over the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/284314/

discussion/all-about-prozac/ - On escitalopram

Discussion: Best antidepressants for anxiety? And about to begin a benzo taper

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 1, 2020

Thank you for better understanding MCI. Recently my mother was diagnosed with MCI. She lives in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1126412/

The doctor prescribed Escitalopram and

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Blog: Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)

Posted: Aug 18, 2024

Hi, @max5647 -- sorry to hear that you went through cardiac arrest. I'm really glad to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/193670/

We have many members who have taken Escitalopram

Discussion: Medications for anxiety

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 22, 2018

Thank you. I was wondering if you could give more insight into monitoring your news intake....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1166812/

I take 10mg escitalopram .

Discussion: As promised, my successful tapering off Effexor (Venlafaxine)

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Nov 2, 2024

I am 72 yrs old and had radical prostectomy in 2018, after surgery, I had psa...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1110649/

I have tried escitalopram, no help,

Discussion: Stage 4 prostate cancer treatment options

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 23, 2024

I also have suffered from chronic depression for decades, with treatments working short term and then...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1480528/

I'm on Escitalopram (generic for

Discussion: Anyone Successfully Treated For Treatment Resistant Depression?

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 12 12:06pm

I would be very interested in hearing why the neuropsychological examination. I used to take Trazodone,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1274975/

gabapentin for nerve pain and anxiety and escitalopram

Discussion: Invisible illness how do you cope?

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Apr 5, 2025

Not sure I can help but this drug was awful for me. I took the generic...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1269727/

request stopped it and switched me to escitalopram

Discussion: How you stopped cymbalta?

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 30, 2025

Hi, @jbp26 - welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. That sounds like a very challenging journey, with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/118094/

with the horrendous withdrawal from citalopram ... Glad to hear that escitalopram has now

Discussion: Possible PSSD symptoms

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Feb 6, 2019

Yes. I was overmedicated by psychiatry beginning in my 20s. I have had to be at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1244789/

I only take now escitalopram dose was

Discussion: Over-medicated?

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Feb 24, 2025

To rkjb1951. Do you mean escitalopram? If you’re taking escalopram you probably should stop it. It...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1466160/

Do you mean escitalopram? ... If you’re taking escalopram you probably

Discussion: 20 mg escitalopram, fatigue and weakness terrible: What helps?

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Dec 22, 2025

@susanlynne: I’m a long-time Diabetic (30yrs) and Ozempic has helped me for 3+ yrs. It has...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1466178/

Escitalopram 5 or 10mg taken each morning

Discussion: Severe Ozempic Side Effects

Support Group: Diabetes & Endocrine System

Posted: Dec 22, 2025

713, what windyshores posted to a post of mine. Below is a copy of that post....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/980974/

heartbeat is a listed side effect for escitalopram

Discussion: Managing and Living With PACs and PVCs

Support Group: Heart Rhythm Conditions

Posted: Dec 15, 2023

For @hopeful123. You mentioned in one of your posts above that you are taking Ketamine nasal...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/225730/

I then switched to 20 mg of Escitalopram

Discussion: Valium (diazepam) Taper

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Nov 14, 2018

My experience is anti anxiety medicine just masks the issues. I took benzos for years. Tapered...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1233054/

I take escitalopram 10mg daily.

Discussion: Anxiety and depression

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Feb 9, 2025

Thank you so much for writing! You inspire me and give me hope. I visited the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/282486/

med that lessens the loss of memory..Escitalopram

Discussion: Any positive stories about Benzo tapering? I need hope

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Nov 11, 2019

In regards to SSRI's. . . I tried Zoloft and Escitalopram. The Escitalopram at first was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/949845/

I tried Zoloft and Escitalopram. ... The Escitalopram at first was a God

Discussion: Have you been cured of POST COVID?

Support Group: Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19

Posted: Oct 18, 2023