how Lexapro makes you feel

08-26-2005, 05:37 AM

Does lexapro make you feel any different when you take it? Is it like a painkiller and makes you feel (good) or you cant feel anything except for the aniexty changes. I just started taking it today.

08-26-2005, 07:31 AM

I started taking it 3 days ago so im the same boat as you it hasnt kicked in yet and prob wont for at least a few weeks.I did notice a bit of dizziness a while after taking the first dose,but that is gone now.I would say it will work like other anti depressants I have taken paxil and zoloft in the past and basicaly what they did for me was decreased the anxiety qwite a bit I didnt worry as often or have many attacks .For some it takes all the anxiety away.

08-26-2005, 09:02 AM

I have been taking Lexapro since July 7th and it has really helped my anxiety a lot. I am totally relaxed in situations that I would have otherwise been very nervous. I attended a 4 hour conference the other day and I was completely at ease. Before Lexapro I would have been a complete basketcase: blushing and sweating. I have taken numerous anti-depressants and this is the only one that has helped me.

08-26-2005, 10:59 AM

Today was the first time I took it and I was good mostly all day at school. I go to college and with all the people in the classes I trip out sometimes thinking somethings going to happein while I am in here, but today I was fine.
Hopefully it will continue to work.

08-26-2005, 11:18 AM

I have been off and on Lexapro for about a year. It is not a pain killer, but it does help my anxiety alot! You have to give it about 4 weeks to totally get the benefits from it, but its the only one that ever helped me at all. Hope you all have good results from it.

08-26-2005, 11:25 AM

It doesn't "feel" like a painkiller, and is not as immediate as a benzo, but it does help anxiety and gives a calm feeling. For me, it's like it blocks the feelings I would normally get when having a panic attack. If I find myself in a situation that would normally provoke an attack, I realize after the situation is over that I made it through okay. Don't know if that makes sense or not....

08-27-2005, 07:01 AM

Americandancer summed up what I was going to say! It's almost as though it won't allow that thought process go hay wire. Another thing I noticed (I started in April) I have not cried once since I started it. I use to be driving in my car and just cry for no apparent reason. My daughter just started KG and I was so scared I would have a melt down but I handled it SO much better than when my son started 5 years ago.
I have two friends who don't know I even take Lexapro tell me in the last month I sound and seem calm! One day I was with a friend and had car trouble. Normally this would send me in a huge state of panic. My friend was the one having a melt down and asked how I was able to stay so together!
My husband is real glad I am on it. He too notices a big change.
It has been a real God Send for me.

08-27-2005, 11:08 AM

Does it make you feel relaxed every time you take it or over time does your body becomes immune to it? It made me feel very relaxed yesterday. I have took just about all the painkillers you can think of and it made me feel sort of like that.

11-09-2005, 07:53 PM

its nothing like a painkiller..............

11-09-2005, 09:01 PM

Did lexapro make you guys gain weight? You recon it will help with Obsessive Compulsive disorder??

11-10-2005, 04:47 AM

Whats the Difference between LEXAPRO and ZOLOFT???

I know they are similar, but what is the difference? There has to be something?

Thanks

-B

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