I've been on a Generic Lexapro for almost a year and my biggest complaint is the weight gain and ''bloating". Every morning I look in the mirror and my face looks like I ate a salt lick for dinner. My dr. started me on adding Wellbutrin XL 150mg to alleviate those side effects and it worked great but I turned into an irritable crazy lady.
I found out my insurance covers brand Lexapro so I am going to try that to see if the bloat goes away. My dr also switched me to a very low dose of Wellbutrin IR, which so far seems much more mellow but isn't helping my "bloat".
Had anyone else experienced water retention on Lexapro and does brand versus generic make a difference related to that?
I had been on 20 mg. brand Lexapro for years until the (20 mg.) generic version finally came out. I have not experienced a bloating issue on either; however, a few years ago I tried generic Celexa (bc of the $$$ of Brand Lexapro) & after a few days on that I switched back to Lexapro due to feelings of intense abdominal bloating. So I can relate! I am extremely sensitive to generic meds, do you know which generic brand you are taking? I take Teva Generic brand (my pdoc usually prefers this generic to others as well) for Lexapro & I have noticed other generic forms have not been as good for me. Since I took the brand name for such a long time, I can honestly say it seems as if there is no difference between the Teva generic 20mg. & the Lexapro brand 20 mg.! If your insurance will cover the brand, why not try it for a month at least? I think that (as well as finding out which generic you are on-it should say on your RX bottle label) may be your best next step.
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Snoopy2010
5 Oct 2014
Hi thank you! This is helpful. My generic Lexapro is by Camber. So not Teva. Maybe the brand Lexapro is my answer! That would be really great if it was. Adding Wellbutrin just doesn't seem to be the answer.
