Anyone who has taken escitalopram (Canada: Cipralex, U.S.: Lexapro)... what kind of side effects have you experienced, particularly regarding appetite and weight gain and/or loss?
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I have taken lexapro. It makes me nauseus, and I don't feel like eating. I didn't stay on it long enough to see a weight change becau I'd rater get high off dxm. which by the way, gets you high AND makes you loose your appitite. I mean, it depends on how high you are, but I have gone days without eating just getting high. I've lost 30lbs. in a week on dxm.
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i've been on cipralex for 4 weeks now, i've been feeling great. no real side effects, i've lost 3kg which i'm very happy about, i haven't been anxious at all, I LOVE IT
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I was just put on Cipralex six months ago, and in terms of longer term effects, weight loss and appetite aren't affected much at all I find.
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i took lexapro for 3 weeks i lost 7 pounds had worse anxiety and no apetite. i changed to zoloft and i couldnt feel better
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Lexapro in first couple months tired then no side effects after a couple months. No weight gain so different from last drug I took. I take it with deplin that is what works best the dr. said.
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I've been on Lexapro for only about four days, and I already dislike it. I have stopped eating almost completely, I've been crying randomly, I had a panic attack yesterday for the first time in months, and I ended up cutting myself. I imagine I have lost weight, because even when I'm not nauseous, I have absolutely no appetite.
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If I don't take it at the SAME time everyday, I get a numbing twitch in my head and hands. It's weird
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I started Ciprolex about 2 weeks ago and initially it was horrendous..I had insommnia and had panic attacks.. I reduced the dosage and took it in the morning and I feel better... As for appetite, It has decreased so much that I have to remind myself to eat..The whole act of mastication is hard to stomach at times so I drink meal replacements. However,I am eating healthier now than ever, I don't crave sugars or refined carbs at all.....You can't go without eating at all because you will screw up your metabolism big time and gain tons of weight back once you get off the pill..I know its har dot eat but get th emost nutrition out of the food you can eat..
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