Is my Lexapro a Placebo?

Question

My doctor gave me some lexapro. It came in a paitent starter pack or something. I havent noticed much change and i been on it for a week. I noticed if i suck on the pills for a couple seconds they really don't have much of a taste. Is this the way it should taste?

Answer 1

i take lexapro and it works GREAT! it started working within 4 days. it doesn't have any side effects but if i don't take it for 2 days i get SUPER dizzy and can't walk straight so i know it's actually working.

lexapro just may not be the right pill for you.

Answer 2

Lexapro Placebo

Answer 3

Sometimes there can be a placebo effect. Are you close to your family? Strange question, but that is often a factor. Of course this could also be a sign that something other than depression is going on. Lexapro usually takes 3 weeks to work, but that is just an average. You may be different. Also it is possible that you are taking too much Lexapro. Have you been on any other anti-depressants lately, because that can make a difference too.

Answer 4

I highly doubt it's a placebo!! I didn't notice any taste but then again, I just swallow them. I take my Lexapro with Klonopin and if the Klonopin gets stuck in my throat it's really nasty and bitter.

I took 10mgs/day of Lexapro for about 6 weeks before I noticed any difference in how I felt and it was such a slight change and not much was better. I was still thinking about suicide all day long and crying all the time. That's when I was raised to 20mgs/day and about 2 weeks after that, I actually felt somewhat good. SO, it basically took me 8 weeks and a higher dose to feel anything. I was raised to 30mgs last month and it's even better than the 20mgs (I still have some depression STILL though)

You just have to give it time before you'll really know anything. It may work for you and it may not but a week is NOT long enough to find out.

Answer 5

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It could well have been the Lexapro kicking in that you experienced and not a placebo effect at all. What you felt was too dramatic, imho, to be a placebo effect. The amount of time that is ordained necessary for a therapuetical level, is arbitrary. The listed amount of time for benefits from the med is an average taken amongst a large sampling of people. There is always room for exceptions. I reckon, you're an exception. Be happy. Things are looking up. You will experience the lift once again.

Answer 6

The short answer: No! Lexapro is not a placebo.

The long answer: No! Lexapro is not a placebo. Lexapro is particularly well-tolerated in terms of side-effects, and many people start to feel some improvement in their depression or anxiety at the end of the first or second week of taking it. However, as with many of the anti-depressant / anxiolytic medications, the full effect won't be experienced until one has been taking the medication for at least four weeks, maybe even six weeks. It is also vital that one take the medication everyday, as prescribed. I tell my clients that if after eight weeks or so, one doesn't feel much of a change in mood, it may mean that the medication just isn't the right one (of many options), or that he or she isn't yet taking the most clinically therapeutic dosage. At that point, it's time to check with your psychiatrist or physician about changing or fine-tuning your treatment plan.

How lucky for you that your M.D. was able to provide you with a sample starter pack, since in my experience they are becoming harder and harder to come by. Lexapro is intended to be swallowed, not chewed or dissolved in the mouth. The flavor of the external coating on your medication has nothing to do with the effect except that it will slowly dissolve after being swallowed, allowing the medication held inside to do its thing! I would encourage you to disregard it's taste as being meaningful in some way, but would remind you to check the expiration date anyway.

Since you asked about it: A placebo is a "medication" which is actually a pharmacologically inert preparation, that may have a medical effect based on the power of suggestion. In other words, the user's strong belief that it will be helpful brings about a response. This response is known as the placebo effect. In short, the mind is a powerful thing, and it is certainly possible that your beliefs about taking Lexapro, or any other treatment, may have some effect on treatment outcome. So thinking positive makes good sense!

Lastly, don't forget about the powerful benefits of adding psychotherapy to your medication regimin. There you will be able to learn useful cognitive strategies to challenge your negative thinking, as well as healthy ways of coping with and expressing your feelings. Combining therapy with psychopharmaceutical intervention is widely considered to be the best approach in treating most mental illness.

Answer 7

I take a 20mg Lexapro tablet every day along with Welbutrin 150mg. When I was just taking the Lexapro over a period of time I felt blah. I went and tasted mine for you, it is very bitter. Another thing, when I first started taking this medication I had fun dreams, I could tell it was doing something for me. It is actually an anti anxiety medication, not just for depression, but I understand they go hand in hand. I'd give it another week and then go back to see the doctor. I hope this helps.

Answer 8

Lexapro is a good medication. I have been on 10mg. for over two months and have noticed a significant improvement in my moods daily.I do not bottom out or get those prolonged periods of feeling negative or irritable. Lexapro is not the only solution though you have to incorporate some cognitive skills such as positive thinking and challenging your negative thoughts when you experience them. It will take 4 weeks before you will notice any change, but it is worth it and I hope you stick with it, GOOD LUCK AND STAY WELL!

Answer 9

It takes several weeks for an anti-depressant to start working. The fact that they are tasteless means nothing. Some pills have a taste to them, either because of a chemical compound or a coating to make it go down easier (like Advil). But many do not.

Please do not suck on the pills.

Answer 10

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