Does anyone take Lexapro?

I just wanted to know how others are affected by it

I have a friend that takes it and I know of several others. all have indicated to me that this drug worked well ,and never mentioned any bad side effects,

My fiance takes it and it has been wonderful for him.

I take a smaller dose than he, and I haven't noticed any improvements but I am tired all the time.

I took it for a few years before it turned on me... but it worked better than all the rest I tried.

Took it before and am back on it - 20mg. per day. I have no tiredness with it and I take it first thing in the morning.

I take it in combination with other meds, but I believe it does take the edge off.

Yes, I had to take it a night before bed too.... and I didn't need something to help me sleep back then, with it.

Okay, well I've been on 10mg of Lexapro for over a month now. I just had a doctor's appointment to follow up, because the sleepiness is really getting in my way. I've been sleeping 12 hours/day for the past couple of weeks, still yawning all day, and if I lay down for even a few minutes, I fall asleep. He tested me for thyroid and... something else, I don't remember what. Blood sugar, I think. But aside from the sleepiness, I have to say that I FEEL WONDERFUL. In retrospect, pre-Lexapro, I was jittery before. I feel now like I'm the person I always should have been. I am speaking slower, I don't have racing thoughts (which, I actually kind of got an adreneline rush out of before, but glad they are gone now). And with all this sleeping, physically I feel fantastic and much healthier. I think I had been operating on sleep deprivation for years.

I'll keep you posted with the test results. He doesn't think that the Lexapro, at 10mg/day, should be making me this tired.

I was on it but just got switched to Wellbutrin. Lexapro, apparently, is a common anti-depressant for ED's because it causes some weight gain. I didn't like that it made me really paranoid,manic, and gave me nightmares. These are rare side effects but they do happen!

Well, I got my blood tests back and my thyroid and blood sugar levels are normal. So that means it's either the Lexapro or something else. Don't know. Last night I went to bed at 5pm and got up at 6am. 13 hours. Slept through most of my honeymoon, too

(but I do feel spectacular! I think I might have been sleep deprived before)

Maybe it was just some extra sleep you needed. Nice to see you are doing spectacular.

Well, it is several weeks since I replied to this earlier post - my fatigue from 20 mg Lexapro has disappeared (except for the few hours at night when it helps me sleep. I found that I could cut back on my Xanax and that helped the sleepiness. So, your body does adjust to it and it does help with the anxiety as well. However, I have noticed the weight gain which does not make me feel happy, but better than a little upset over my weight than consideirng suicide from the depression without the meds.

I gained weight on Lexapro too. Now on prozac.. and a southbeach diet to lose my lexapro weight. ugh

Don't say that about the weight gain. I was struggling with weight BEFORE the Lexapro! I don't hear you! I don't hear you! HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!! LA LA LA LA!