Escitalopram for Bipolar Disorder User Reviews (Page 3)
Brand names: Lexapro
Escitalopram has an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from a total of 57 reviews for the off-label treatment of Bipolar Disorder. 53% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 30% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Escitalopram
- Anonymous
- July 10, 2010
Lexapro (escitalopram) "Lexapro endlessly gave me the diarrhea."
- Anonymous
- November 16, 2009
Lexapro (escitalopram) "I was on Celexa and the Lexapro seems to be better."
Frequently asked questions
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- Why does Lexapro cause weight gain?
- When is the best time to take Lexapro?
- How long does it take for Lexapro to work?
- cw33
- December 19, 2016
"Didn't work for me (4weeks) and made me tired"
- LOL
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- June 25, 2019
"Escitalopram was good for bipolar until it stopped to work after 3 years"
Are you taking this medicine?
- tomnik
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- February 25, 2019
"Had to stop it because of loss of libido"
- Anonymous
- April 25, 2009
Lexapro (escitalopram) "Lexapro really works for the anxiety and as a mood stabilizer although I still have rough times and feel I need something stronger or with less of the sleep disturbances."
More FAQ
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- Luke
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- July 2, 2019
"It didn’t really help me at all, it only minorly helped my OCD."
- Jkano
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- November 28, 2019
"6 year use stalopam (escitalopram brand Lupin) 10 mg medicine good experience"
- saint...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- October 28, 2021
"Caused rapid cycling between manic and depressive episodes as well as black outs"
- JMurom
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- December 14, 2022
"Decent adjunct to mood stabilizer and AP therapy for some bipolar patients. I've varied from 10-20mg on this drug. Depends upon the balance I'm needing."
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Lexapro (escitalopram) "I liked this medication for a while and then it seemed to increase my anxiety rather than reduce it. I even tried going up in dosage with no effect."