Anyone on Lexapro? - Fibromyalgia Message Board

MizSpentyouth2 · 04-08-2008, 10:25 PM

They have just added this to the other meds I am taking and I have been on it for just about 2 weeks now . I had side effects from lyrica. I was curious to see what others felt about it. It is so nice to have some where to ask these questions. Thank you

christine07 · 04-09-2008, 09:52 AM

Hi,
I was on Lexapro and decided to give Cymbalta a try to see if it helped with my pain. I am going to an appt with my doc next week to go back onto the Lexapro. I have personally battled depression for 10 years or so. The Lexapro really seemed to stabilize my mood, which in turn reduced my stress, and thus reduced my pain better than the Cymbalta. Wen I first went on the Lexapro, I had daily headaches for about 2 weeks, but then they just went away once I had a steady stream going in my body. Aside from the initial headaches, I didn't find there were any other significant side effects other than the usual ones that come with the SSRIs. I think it also helped my sleep at night. I would take it before I went to bed.

Good luck with it. It worked wonders for my mental outlook once I found the right dosage (for me, it was 40mg).

Best,
Christine

sherryrenee0423 · 04-09-2008, 10:59 AM

I been on Lexapro on and off for about 7 years. The off times were me feeling so well that I thought I didn't need it...and I was wrong. I've tried many other SSRI's and this one works the best for me with the least amount of side effects. The SSRI's doctor say work well for fms didn't work for me i.e. cymbalta, elavel, etc. Good luck. I hope it works as well for you as it has for me

gorgee · 04-09-2008, 04:01 PM

Welcome to the fibro boards. This is a wonderful place.

I have taken lexapro for about 4 years, and I took a break from it to have my 2nd son, and I went back on it two days after I gave birth. I was so excited to go back on it when I was pregnant. I do battle depression, anxiety, and a little bit of ocd (thinking too much, not letting stuff go, and worrying about things, like being alone, and money, too much). The lexapro, I have been on 10 mg the whole time, and it works for me. We have tried to increase the lexapro but it made me to tired the next day.

I have been on 2 antidepressants in my life that worked really well for me and that is effexor and lexapro. I was on effexor for 2 years after my mom died, and then went off that to have my first child. Effexor was so hard to come off of, and lexapro was rough too, but lexapro was easier and the withdrawals were not as bad as effexor.

I hope you have great luck with lexapro, and we are all here for you.

Kassandra

gaudet2 · 04-09-2008, 04:53 PM

I was on lexapro about 5 years ago when I was first diagnosed with my depression (my fibro has been recently diagnosed). I had the weirdest side effect to it and my doctor at the time never believed me. Before starting the lexapro, I was only a casual drinker, a couple of drinks a month if that. Once I started the lexapro, I suddenly became a 12-pack a night habit drinker. Needless to say I gained 30+ pounds as a result. I explained to my doc that my drinking habit was not there before going on lexapro, but he thought it was "all in my head". I made him change me to something else and as soon as I went on Wellbutrin my drinking habit ceased...just like that.

The Wellbutrin made me extremely ill, and my doc didn't believe that either, so after I dropped him, I started seeing my current PCP and she is a godsend. I travel an extra 20 miles to see her, but she is worth it. She put me on zoloft and I have never felt better. Since I have been diagnosed with fibro, the rheumatologist recommended that they switch the zoloft to cymbalta, but my PCP and I made the decision not to do this because of the odd side effects I have had with anti-depressants before and the fact that the zoloft works so well for me.

Hopefully the lexapro works for you MizSpentyouth2. Good Luck!