Can lexapro make you forgetful or regress in knowledge?

Question

When taking Lexapro can you forget things you already knew or not remember things very easily? Is anyone having this issue?

Answer 1

Oh god! I'm not alone!!! I actually thought it was my imagination, but I am hearing this quite frequently now. I spoke to my pharmacist about this and he claims this is not a side affect??!! You are not alone! Best of luck

Answer 2

I switched from taking Paxil to Prozac to Effexor and back to Prozac. I finally stopped taking Prozac, which I took the longest, and I've been off for about a year or two now. Prozac works about the same way that Lexapro does btw. From my experience it does affect memory because it reduces anxiety.

I am less anxious now then I was before I began taking any drug and that decrease in anxiety causes me to pay less attention to details since I worry less whether I forget or not. Also, I feel less of a need to cycle through my worries every hour of the day. However, this may be a psychological affect due to my experience while being on drugs and adapting a new outlook. I suppose someone else may be able to get off of the drugs and switch straight back into worrying mode.

I think it all depends on what you choose to worry about and not while your on the Lexapro. Think about it as a stage to remold parts of yourself. This just from my own experience. Drugs can affect different people in different ways.