Question about Lexapro...

[Mill]

Originally posted by: LanceM

Originally posted by: Mill
Lexapro = no sex

Actually, one of Lexapro's most common side effects is being able to "last longer."

And by last longer you mean "unable to orgasm," thus no sex.

 

[bersl2]

Originally posted by: cleanerupper

Originally posted by: IMaN00BieGF
I was on lexapro for about a month and a half. It made me into a freakin zombie. It's like I was a whole other person. I couldn't think for myself at all or fuction as a normal human being. It was awful.....

Yes it is a very potent medication.

You want to know what's a potent zombifying medication? Abilify. Freakin' anti-psychotic. I was in the nuthouse for a week (for future reference, if somebody is on the phone with your psychiatrist, and this person asks you whether you are hungry, don't answer "no" unless you really mean it) , and my doctor, in a moment of true pharmacological genius :rolleyes;, has the absolutely brilliant idea to try such a thing.

My ability to move was robotic at best. A small spasm travelled all over my body. When it reached my mouth, it caused my jaw to violently

Oh God. I just realized that he might have prescribed me another one (a different one). I need to stop this post right now, before I start having any psychosomatic episodes.

 

[cleanerupper]

Originally posted by: bersl2

Originally posted by: cleanerupper

Originally posted by: IMaN00BieGF
I was on lexapro for about a month and a half. It made me into a freakin zombie. It's like I was a whole other person. I couldn't think for myself at all or fuction as a normal human being. It was awful.....

Yes it is a very potent medication.

You want to know what's a potent zombifying medication? Abilify. Freakin' anti-psychotic. I was in the nuthouse for a week (for future reference, if somebody is on the phone with your psychiatrist, and this person asks you whether you are hungry, don't answer "no" unless you really mean it) , and my doctor, in a moment of true pharmacological genius :rolleyes;, has the absolutely brilliant idea to try such a thing.

My ability to move was robotic at best. A small spasm travelled all over my body. When it reached my mouth, it caused my jaw to violently

Oh God. I just realized that he might have prescribed me another one (a different one). I need to stop this post right now, before I start having any psychosomatic episodes.

😕

 

[SilentZero]

I have been on it on and off over the past 3 years for anxiety attacks...and trust me....do not drink alcohol on this stuff.

 

[bersl2]

Originally posted by: cleanerupper

Originally posted by: bersl2

Originally posted by: cleanerupper

Originally posted by: IMaN00BieGF
I was on lexapro for about a month and a half. It made me into a freakin zombie. It's like I was a whole other person. I couldn't think for myself at all or fuction as a normal human being. It was awful.....

Yes it is a very potent medication.

You want to know what's a potent zombifying medication? Abilify. Freakin' anti-psychotic. I was in the nuthouse for a week (for future reference, if somebody is on the phone with your psychiatrist, and this person asks you whether you are hungry, don't answer "no" unless you really mean it) , and my doctor, in a moment of true pharmacological genius :roll:, has the absolutely brilliant idea to try such a thing.

My ability to move was robotic at best. A small spasm travelled all over my body. When it reached my mouth, it caused my jaw to violently

Oh God. I just realized that he might have prescribed me another one (a different one). I need to stop this post right now, before I start having any psychosomatic episodes.

😕

I feel so pwned right now.

What I am currently taking (and am currently under the influence of) is Clorazepate; the name of the anti-psychotic I saw referenced in the article on Abilify is Clozapine. 😱 All that anxiety for nothing (as usual---and while taking an anti-anxiety drug, no less).

Anyway, to finish my story: ..caused my jaw to violently move from side to side. Try to see how far you can swing your jaw to one side before it starts hurting like a motherfscker. Now imagine going farther. Bonus points if you have wisdom teeth.

Hey, don't look at me like that! I'm not crazy; I only think I'm crazy.

 

[redgtxdi]

Whew!! Some ignorance on the matter in here!

You can certainly have a drink or two with Lexapro. I've even had a "few" while on Lexapro. It's about getting over the curve of the side effect profile.

Most commonly you *will* experience:

Dry mouth
Drowsiness/Sleepiness
Delayed ejaculation
Decreased Libido
Jaw clenching
Blurry vision (No, you won't crash in your car. We're talking VERY mild)

Now, after that there is an extended profile but you'd be a special case to experience any of them. Just take your doctor's advice and report to them honestly.

I was on Celexa (Lexapro's sister drug which included both the effective molecule and ineffective molecule responsible for most of the side-effects.) for years and never had a problem in bed. In fact, early-on it was probably responsible for some more "memorable" experiences due to the delayed ejaculation thus, the ability to "last" longer. Anyway, Lexapro is an even lower side-effect profile so you'll have literally leap-frogged all of us who dealt with Celexa before that.

On top of all this.........remember that Lexapro is the #1 prescribed SSRI anti-depressant in the U.S. today.

Lastly, consider that it will be a solid 6 weeks before you see the benefits. 4 weeks is a good span of time to test whether you can handle the side effects, however, remember it is the minority that have a problem.

 

[AmdEmAll]

Originally posted by: redgtxdi
Whew!! Some ignorance on the matter in here!

You can certainly have a drink or two with Lexapro. I've even had a "few" while on Lexapro. It's about getting over the curve of the side effect profile.

Most commonly you *will* experience:

Dry mouth
Drowsiness/Sleepiness
Delayed ejaculation
Decreased Libido
Jaw clenching
Blurry vision (No, you won't crash in your car. We're talking VERY mild)

Now, after that there is an extended profile but you'd be a special case to experience any of them. Just take your doctor's advice and report to them honestly.

I was on Celexa (Lexapro's sister drug which included both the effective molecule and ineffective molecule responsible for most of the side-effects.) for years and never had a problem in bed. In fact, early-on it was probably responsible for some more "memorable" experiences due to the delayed ejaculation thus, the ability to "last" longer. Anyway, Lexapro is an even lower side-effect profile so you'll have literally leap-frogged all of us who dealt with Celexa before that.

On top of all this.........remember that Lexapro is the #1 prescribed SSRI anti-depressant in the U.S. today.

Lastly, consider that it will be a solid 6 weeks before you see the benefits. 4 weeks is a good span of time to test whether you can handle the side effects, however, remember it is the minority that have a problem.

This is exactly what I was looking to hear. I just took my first dose, how long will it take usually for the side effects to show?

 

[redgtxdi]

You'll start to feel side effects typically within the first dose and definitely within the first week.

Dry mouth & drowsiness are typically first. The nice thing about Celexa/Lexapro both are that I found them both to restore my normal sleep patterns. In '03 I had a horrible bout of sleeplessness that was just killing me & by the time I was coming out of my episode my sleep patterns were very much back to normal.

I don't know if you're in a major depressive episode or not, but even a little of this stuff is no fun. Depression/Anxiety is the worst manner of suffering I can say I've ever experienced in my life. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

:thumbsdown:

 

[AmdEmAll]

Originally posted by: redgtxdi
You'll start to feel side effects typically within the first dose and definitely within the first week.

Dry mouth & drowsiness are typically first. The nice thing about Celexa/Lexapro both are that I found them both to restore my normal sleep patterns. In '03 I had a horrible bout of sleeplessness that was just killing me & by the time I was coming out of my episode my sleep patterns were very much back to normal.

I don't know if you're in a major depressive episode or not, but even a little of this stuff is no fun. Depression/Anxiety is the worst manner of suffering I can say I've ever experienced in my life. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

:thumbsdown:

I've been depressed for quite a while now. This past winter is when I really started getting down. But in the last month its been really bad and as much as I didn't want to resort to medication for this, I felt that I didn't have much choice anymore.

BTW first side effects i've noticed are that im really drowsey and it seems to take longer to finish off... if you know what I mean.

 

[Axoliien]

I have been medicated for depression several times and with different medications. The real reasons not to drink alcohol includes how hard it is on the liver and kidneys, the side effects of mixing drugs (and alcohol is a drug) and finally the fact that depression medication often changes the chemical balance of specific hormones or chemicals in the body, and using alcohol can affect this drastically. If you are depressed and you use alcohol (a downer) then it can simply depress you more, causing you to fail in your depression counseling.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Axoliien
I have been medicated for depression several times and with different medications. The real reasons not to drink alcohol includes how hard it is on the liver and kidneys, the side effects of mixing drugs (and alcohol is a drug) and finally the fact that depression medication often changes the chemical balance of specific hormones or chemicals in the body, and using alcohol can affect this drastically. If you are depressed and you use alcohol (a downer) then it can simply depress you more, causing you to fail in your depression counseling.

:thumbsup:

Very similar to why I couldn't drink on Accutane, which is acne medicine. Gotta love how it brought on depression and messed with my head, and made my liver work it's butt off.

 

[Howard]

You're an idiot.

 

[thomsbrain]

i know someone very well who takes lexapro and while it made them sleepy a lot at first, they settled into it nicely, experience little to no side effects, and drink when they feel like it. they lead a drastically improved life compared to before they started taking it.

 

[A5]

My g/f is on that, and the only side-effect that she's had is that her sex drive has gone from low to essentially non-existant (and her anxiety about orgasm has been replaced with an inability to do so). But other than that, her quality of life has improved dramatically.