Why do patients use LEXAPRO? iGuard.org is currently tracking more than 16,310 patients that use LEXAPRO (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)). Use the table below to learn why iGuard users take this product; click on any underlined condition to get information on other medications used for treatment.
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I have been on Lexapro for over 4 years. I take 10mg each morning. I was wondering if any one has sleep issues with taking this? I have tried several over the counter products and herbs. I do not want to take Lunesta and Ambien. I want something natural. I have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep.
36 year old female
Posted: 2008-08-30 20:51:22
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64 year old female
Posted 2008-08-23
I've been on numerous antidepressants since l986, some better than others. So far on the 2 1/2 months on Lexapro, I've done well. My doctor decided for some dumb reason that I was displaying bipolar symptoms (in his 3-minute 3-month visits) so he put me on Serequel 2x a day. I about went crazy on--that was when I could wake up long enough to feel anything. Stay away from it unless you are dx definitely bipolar.
64 year old female
Posted: 2008-08-24 00:58:29
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I've been on Lexapro for over 5 years now, and when I tried to get off of it "cold Turkey" I thought I was going to loose my mind....So i bought a pill splitter and started taking 1/2, and that seemed to work for a while, but now I am back to 1 twice a day...My Dr. says that I can take 3 a day but I have to limit myself to two...they make me sleepy but they do the trick...
58 year old female
58 year old female
Posted: 2008-08-23 23:38:57
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Is there a generic for this? I can't afford it. I have a prescription for it, though, and havne't taken it. I went to something else, but I wonder if Lexapro would be better?
42 year old female
Posted: 2008-08-06 14:39:28
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There is a generic version of this medication. It is produced by Ivax Pharmaceuticals.
Posted: 2008-08-06 15:19:17
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What is the generic's name?
31 year old female
Posted: 2008-08-07 12:44:51
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There isn't a generic yet. My pharmacist said it's more then 2 years away.
33 year old female
Posted: 2008-08-09 13:06:01
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What is the generic's name?
31 year old female
Posted: 2008-08-07 12:44:41
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escitalopram
38 year old male
Posted: 2008-08-29 23:14:33
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I heard that there was not a generic Lexapro, the closest they have to Lexapro is Celexa, which is almost identical to Lexapro. From what a pharmacist told me Celexa lost it's patent so they took the ingredient that worked in Celexa and renamed it to Lexapro, they call the two drugs a mirror image of each other. And Celexa is on the $4.00/mo. list at Wal-mart.
31 year old female
Posted: 2008-08-07 12:51:45
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I started out on 10mg/day and really didn't feel much improvement. I did notice in the first week that when I would take Lexapro in the morning I had to have a little something to eat with it or it would make me feel a little queazy. I didn't feel much improvement until I was upped to 20mg/day. Fast forward a month from the dosage increase and I feel great.
It took me a long time to ask my Dr. for something to help me with my depression/anxiety. I've never tried other drugs for this issue...but I am glad this drug is out there. I've lost 25 pounds and my depression/anxiety are much improved.
Even with all the stuff piled onto my plate I feel calm, relaxed, I sleep well, and lets face it...25 pounds off my butt doesn't hurt either. :)
27 year old female
Posted: 2008-09-04 22:46:11 Rating: