Lexapro=Loose stools? - Bowel Disorders Message Board

newbie5 · 05-05-2005, 08:37 AM

Hello! Can anyone tell me if they have been on Lexapro (anti anxiety meds) and had loose stools? I think that the loose stools tie into about the same time that I began the Lexapro and I just wondered if there was a connection. Thanks!

Sunlover · 05-05-2005, 08:43 AM

ANY new thing you put into your body (or STOP putting into your body) will most likely have an effect on your bowels - either loose stools, hard ones, not going for days at all... most medication has some side effects also, even if it doesn't SAY it's a side effect, it could be affecting YOU that way (example, I get constipated when I eat fruit, even though that is supposed to make stools better, it makes them worse for me because that isn't something that my body is used to).

FireWoman · 05-05-2005, 11:39 AM

Lexapro DEFINITELY causes loose stools in the beginning. This will go away within a couple of weeks as your body adjusts. All of my frineds that are on Lexapro experienced the same thing. But like I said, all of their symptoms resolved with a two weel period. I was supposed to gp on LExapro, but did not want to chance this side effect as I already have hemorrhoid/fissure issues.