Lexapro - for social discomfort - anyone tried it?

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http://www.lexapro.com/

My psychologist recommended that I might benefit from SSRI to reduce my social discomfort, and that I should consult with my personal physician about this.

A MD gave me a prescription for Lexapro.

Has anyone tried this? Any recommendations?

I have so much anxiety, that I am feeling anxiety about trying Lexapro.

The pharmacist who dispensed me the medicine told me that he was on Lexapro, and that it worked wonders for him. He used to be an extreme hypochondriac, but now he is a lot better.

I was on Lexapro for a very short time...and I hated it! It wouldn't let me fall asleep at night even though I took it in the AM at
breakfast time.

I have alot of anxiety, too...but, I find Celexa works better than Lexapro for me. Lexapro is like a souped up version of Celexa
in a higher concentrated form. I studied pharmacology so I know alot about prescription medications.

Last edited by Zsazsa on 31 Oct 2007, 3:08 pm, edited 1 time in total.

I have extreme social anxiety and I have tried several ssri's for it. I tried paxil first and it worked well for a while but I had side effects such as stomach pain. Next I tried lexapro and I couldn't tell it made any difference. Now I am on Effexor xr and I am doing great without any side effects.D')

Last edited by Bettyboo on 31 Oct 2007, 2:58 pm, edited 1 time in total.

I'm on Celexa (Lexapro's forerunner), which isn't even as good as Lexapro according to many. Celexa worked WONDERS for my social anxiety. It killed about 90% of it.

Lexapro is great stuff, although I use it for OCD and depression.

It took it for six months a few years ago, and it worked permanent wonders with my social anxiety - it never returned. The only drawback is that it also flattened my mood permanently, and I'm not happy about that. I feel too "level" now, and it's boring. But yes, it's great for anxiety.

Don't have a whole lot to add to this, 'cept that I took it for a while when I was 14 and it did nothing for me, just like every other medication I'd ever been prescribed to. Haven't taken anything since I was 15 and I'm really glad.

Vicodin is still the best for social anxiety, atleast in my book.
Im not being sarcastic either .

I am on Lexapro for OCD. It supposedly has the least side-effects of any SSRI. However, you need to keep on taking it. It really does not kick in for several weeks - sometimes even a few months. Still, at least in my case, I began to notice improvements after about two weeks.

Let me put this gently. The only side-effect I had with Lexapro, and not everyone has it, was delayed orgasm. It is a fairly common complaint with most SSRIs. However, the problem went away after a few months.

Are you talking about those 4-hour erections? It would be great for an orgy, but I'm sure that my wife would find it tiring.

lol. No the Lexapro problems are not so enjoyable.

I've been on Lexapro since last January. I think it's done a decent job of lowering my anxiety enough that it's more manageable, although I still deal with a lot of social anxiety. Therapy combined with medication is really your best bet. It did do one amazing thing though which was to practically eliminate the hours I used to spend agonizing every day about things like "I don't think my smile was wide enough. How did they react? Did they smile? I don't think my smile was wide enough," etc. I think there was probably an OCD component to that, so it makes sense that Lexapro works for OCD. I tried taking it at night for a while, with the result that it took me 3-4 hours to get to sleep every night. I take it in the morning now, and I don't think I really have any side effects.

That's priapism. I think that's supposed to be pretty uncomfortable rather than fun though (I'm a girl so I have no personal experience).

Great, another reason to increase my anxiety levels.

What dose were you on? I'm starting at 5 mg (breaking the pills in half).

I don't know who you are talking to, but I'll answer. I started with 10 mg, and I'm on 20 mg now.

Starting at 5 mg is pretty standard.

I also had no sleeping problems with it. However, I was talking Lunesta.

Almost all of the side effects wear off. If you do have problems falling asleep, however, Lunesta and Rozerem are good and, generally, nonaddictive.