has anyone been on lexapro? do you have trouble with your teeth or with weight gain?
2007-02-27 12:04:41 · 5 answers · asked by M&M 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Yes, Yes, and Yes I am on Lexapro. It has saved my life. It has very few side effects and weight gain is not one. As for my teeth, nothing there either. In 6 weeks of using it, I went from a depressed, crying, emotionally sick person. I now can concentrate and run my own business. I don't have racing thoughts or sucide. I am a whole person again. And you can be too!
2007-02-27 12:31:52 · answer #1 · answered by cathy s 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tried it for a year, no weight problems, no withdrawal problems either, unlike Seroxat, which made me dizzy for ages when I asked my GP if I could switch to something else. I also had a job I hated and dreaded, and hadn't the courage to change. And I was failing to deal with a bully at work. I dealt with all that while on Lexapro, and I'm very glad that I did.
But, yes, my teeth are three shades less white than they used to be, and I am saving to have them treated. I can't say if either drug caused it, but they were helpful in getting me through a very low point in my life, and that is a minor cosmetic thing to me, and something I am well able to deal with : )
I've since heard from other people who confided in me that they were depressed and also had tried medication. I didn't ask which, but Lexapro and Seroxat were more popular than Prozac back then. They all look OK, and one out of five has had work done. All whitening procedures, except one woman who is over fifty and had a crown. Those who do, say that they were so low at the time that that they didn't brush their teeth regularly. Or their hair - at that point, it's difficult to care how you look. Now I'm not saying that this is for or against a possible side-effect of any tablet.
I was offered an anti-depressant back in 1999, and thought it was a bad move, and I should avoid it. I was wrong, and I agreed to try one. Lexapro worked really well for me. I can't say enough that people should try a supplement like that to give them back their appetite for life. Whether or not it might have a slight side-effect, which affects you - and it might not - you are in a far better position to cheerfully sort out any problems after you are back to normal - than not.
If you are wondering whether to try it, do, and at least give it six months, then decide how it's going. Not when you are low and rejecting help. Seriously. Better to take a chance on an imperfect smile than to drudge through your life never smiling again!
2007-02-27 20:42:24 · answer #2 · answered by WomanWhoReads 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been on Lexapro for at least 2 years. I have had no dental problems or weight gain. I lost a few pounds in the beginning of treatment.
2007-02-27 20:08:28 · answer #3 · answered by ncgirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was on Lexapro for six weeks.
I didn't have any problems with my teeth or weight gain.
I went off it because it wasn't helping depression.
2007-02-27 20:22:11 · answer #4 · answered by lexi m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm on Lexapro and have been for about 3 years. I don't have problems with either and have never heard of teeth problems!
2007-02-27 20:12:43 · answer #5 · answered by gertyp44 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋