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6 MONTHS ON LEXAPRO (Escitalopram): Advice + Q&A | #MentalHealthMondays | Mackenzie Vlogs
Here's my experience with Lexapro (Escitalopram), which was prescribed for anxiety and depression. This video describes my side effects and how I've been getting on with the medication over the last 6 months. I also did a little Q&A based off my Instagram DMs!
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hi there and welcome to my channel! my name is mackenzie and i'm a 26 year old "adult" living and working in los angeles. i love cats, chipotle, flowers, concerts and spoonfuls of nutella. i work full-time with youtube creators and i'm a part-time creator myself! the best of both worlds, haha.
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i use this channel as a creative outlet, documenting anything from homey vlogs and out-and-about and travel vlogs, to career chats and my past experience living abroad in london. i also touch on anxiety and mental health, giving my advice and experience. basically, just doing my best to capture life as 20-something.. full-time job and all!
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MY FIRST WEEK ON LEXAPRO (Escitalopram) for Anxiety and Depression
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Hi guys! I recently went back on Lexapro (Escitalopram) for anxiety, depression and panic attacks and I wanted to document the first week and talk about any side effects I experienced. Of course, I am not a doctor, so please ask your doctor any questions about side effects. This is just my experience! SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE: bit.ly/2m8Jtup 🌷 ABOUT ME hi there and welcome to my channel! my name is m...
1 Year on Lexapro (Escitalopram) | Weening Off, Experience & Side Effects
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Here is my 1 year update on Lexapro (Escitalopram) for anxiety and depression. I just completed weening off lexapro and this video touches on my side effects and my experience. 🌷 ABOUT ME hi there and welcome to my channel! my name is mackenzie and i'm a 26 year old "adult" living and working in los angeles. i love cats, chipotle, flowers, concerts and spoonfuls of nutella. i work full-time wit...
My Success with Lexapro (Escitalopram) | Mackenzie Vlogs
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I have been on Lexapro (Escitalopram) since November 2017 for anxiety, panic attacks and depression. Here's a follow up on my experience with Lexapro and how it has been successful for me. SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE: bit.ly/2m8Jtup 🌷 ABOUT ME hi there and welcome to my channel! my name is mackenzie and i'm a 26 year old "adult" living and working in los angeles. i love cats, chipotle, flowers, concerts...
Lexapro for Anxiety and Depression: My Experience | Mackenzie Vlogs
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Here's my experience with Lexapro (Escitalopram), which was prescribed for anxiety and depression. This video describes my side effects and how the medication has affected me in the past few months. Check out my other videos about mental health, anxiety and depression: Lexapro for Anxiety and Depression: My Experience // bit.ly/2QmiQ4c My Success with Lexapro (Escitalopram) // bit.ly/2VPAdLR 1 ...

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @tonyanthonyironman4352
    @tonyanthonyironman4352 19 днів тому

    Can anyone please place any new updates? Its 2024. I was prescribed this 5mg and im scared to take it

  • @SabrinaGossett
    @SabrinaGossett 24 дні тому

    Thank you for sharing!

  • @dantehuffcutt-grant1999
    @dantehuffcutt-grant1999 10 місяців тому

    I wanna just say this video helped me a lot. I went to the doctor for some dizzy spells I was having and they think it is related to anxiety. So I started 10MG 3 days ago and day 1 there were almost no side effects that I could notice. Day 3 though I had the kind of shakes she was talking about and twitches in my body. Dizziness as well and the morning of day 4 dry mouth a little and pretty dang nauseous. But being reassured by her video with the same side effects is helping me a lot. So thank you

  • @leeannarodriguez3912
    @leeannarodriguez3912 10 місяців тому

    Lexapro helped me so much , I have anxiety disorder, I was diagnosed at a young age . I only take meds when I really have too. I really love behavioral modification therapy but when you get thrown off chemically a little to much sometimes you do need extra help. Leaving suffering makes you depressed 😢Anyways 5mg did me fine. After almost a year I’m on half of that now . I believe in taking the lowest dose possible and if it’s helping along with behavior modification, eventually get off . That’s the pattern for me . I haven’t weaned all the way off Lexapro before I’ve been on Paxil before and lived without meds for years. I’m so thankful that we have help for this now a days . Don’t be afraid to try meds if you physically can’t take it anymore , anxiety symptoms ,are no joke .

  • @shygirl2
    @shygirl2 10 місяців тому

    I'm back on it since early last year! I am definitely jittery, I feel like I'm just bouncing around lol

  • @leeannarodriguez3912
    @leeannarodriguez3912 9 місяців тому

    This medicine has helped me so much . Only side effect I get now is headaches. Suck but it bets feeling awful anxiety. I was on 5mg ,I’m currently taking half because of the headaches.

  • @Moogatoo
    @Moogatoo 9 місяців тому

    Ive been on 5mg for 8 weeks and feel worse anxiety than when I started. Tried to go up to 7.5mg but that made things even worse. Ive had good moments on 5mg for a few hours some days, but other than that it seems like it only makes things worse:(

  • @Moogatoo
    @Moogatoo 9 місяців тому

    Ive been on 5mg for 8 weeks and feel worse anxiety than when I started. Tried to go up to 7.5mg but that made things even worse. Ive had good moments on 5mg for a few hours some days, but other than that it seems like it only makes things worse:(

  • @Moogatoo
    @Moogatoo 9 місяців тому

    Ive been on 5mg for 8 weeks and feel worse anxiety than when I started. Tried to go up to 7.5mg but that made things even worse. Ive had good moments on 5mg for a few hours some days, but other than that it seems like it only makes things worse:(

  • @mikeysironrage8103
    @mikeysironrage8103 11 місяців тому

    I get very lethargic on the lexapro

  • @meganpratt5482
    @meganpratt5482 11 місяців тому

    That lexapro dizzy is no joke. I didn’t have it getting on, just when weaning off or when I forgot to take it

  • @aidenfisher5679
    @aidenfisher5679 11 місяців тому

    None of these AD really work for most ppl. They just mask d original symptoms. There's no LT studies ever done to prove their effectiveness .

  • @Michael-ln7us
    @Michael-ln7us 11 місяців тому

    I have been on escitalopram 20mg for over a year now, moving from Sertraline. The side effects subsided after a few weeks to a month. Occasionally I have missed a few doses and it was hell. I'm glad it's working for you 20mg definitely works for me. I still get anxious and down but I can control it now with mediation ect

  • @Abi_X11
    @Abi_X11 11 місяців тому

    Im on lexapro So give me whatsApp for talk

  • @Jason-vi8ny
    @Jason-vi8ny Рік тому

    Just started Lexapro (5mg for now) not quite 2 weeks ago. I personally experienced most of these side effects in the first week. First week is a roller coaster. Dry mouth, (not terrible) Hint of nausea early on but that's largely gone. Couple nights where I couldn't go back to sleep easily. 1 night of panic and anxiety. (Knew it was a possibility so just rode it out) Lethargic in the morning during first week. Energy wouldn't hit till noon. That's ended now. No dreams first week. Super vivid dreams 2nd week (I've been a lucid dreamer for years so this doesn't really bother me.) Slight dizziness but not often. Positives: When I think of doing something (Like going out for coffee) I can just do it. Not getting paralyzed with the overthinking. Enjoy social interactions again. Much more productive. Can focus on what I want to do. Almost like I had been given adderall (I've actually never tried adderall but you get the point) Much less irritable You still have emotions but its like there are guardrails up so you don't go too far either way. Almost no negative self talk. I don't completely hate being alive. Overall talk to your doc. I was always scared of meds and I grew up in a house where they were shunned but.I wish I had started this sooner.

  • @user-qm5mf3br9x
    @user-qm5mf3br9x Рік тому

    Right now it’s day 6 on my Escitalopram 5mg as oxalate is that the same as lexapro? x

  • @germanshepherdmom1143
    @germanshepherdmom1143 Рік тому

    Please don’t take that poison.

    • @weenett
      @weenett 11 місяців тому

      It might be poisonous to you but its a life saver for some, your comments are unhelpful to say the least. Share ur experience by all means but please don’t write potentially damaging statements to people who it might actually work for.

    • @aidenfisher5679
      @aidenfisher5679 11 місяців тому

      ​@@weenett: it is like all drugs poisonous to ur body. AD don't work in d LT. No studies were ever done to prove that they do. They only mask d symptoms, nothing more. They r no different than heroin coke ecstasy etc to ur body.

  • @erikwilson32
    @erikwilson32 Рік тому

    I’m a little scared because I’ve been prescribed 20mg and I’ve seen a lot of videos where people couldn’t handle the symptoms of even 10mg and cut those in half to make it a 5mg, which they could handle. My prescription comes tomorrow.

    • @aurelio.51
      @aurelio.51 Рік тому

      Hey, I hope you're doing well. They also prescribed me 20mg. What did you end up doing?

    • @erikwilson32
      @erikwilson32 Рік тому

      @@aurelio.51 well I decided to post pone until the Monday after Father’s Day. I didn’t want to be feeling bad from the initial symptoms on Father’s Day

    • @aurelio.51
      @aurelio.51 Рік тому

      @@erikwilson32 Well, I'm in the same situation, honestly, I don't know if I should start with 20mg.

    • @jd-3d179
      @jd-3d179 Рік тому

      Maybe Crack the pill in half and start there?

  • @edwardwong654
    @edwardwong654 Рік тому

    Very cute cats!

  • @edwardwong654
    @edwardwong654 Рік тому

    Very cute cats!

  • @awakeningthings
    @awakeningthings Рік тому

    I like your cat

  • @marilyn.g
    @marilyn.g Рік тому

    I've taken 5mg for 3 days and I've had crazy migraines and super bad nausea. I don't think I will be taking it anymore. I'm already nauseous because of my post concussion and endometriosis. And apparently with lexapro you can't take any head ache pills. And I need to be migraine less for school.

  • @danixx17
    @danixx17 Рік тому

    i'm sorry that I liked the video but then I had to un-like it because it was number 666 :|

    • @memyself4431
      @memyself4431 Рік тому

      This is how I think tooooo Also, the color RED makes me feel negative lol

  • @Huston31
    @Huston31 Рік тому

    Sounds exactly like you're trying to do poison

    • @kangjhha
      @kangjhha Рік тому

      poison for some,, saving grace for others..

  • @ariyaafg7544
    @ariyaafg7544 Рік тому

    It is my 4 days to take lexapro No energy No sleeping Sometimes scary But i am waiting for the results 😢

    • @brent4073
      @brent4073 Рік тому

      The happiness will come after 4-6 weeks but not going to lie, get used to the no energy and poor sleeping.

  • @T_b_bl3ss3d
    @T_b_bl3ss3d Рік тому

    I gained 50 lbs on Lexapro. Yes it's the medication.

  • @rjmetals
    @rjmetals Рік тому

    Currently SO nervous about starting this tomorrow. I commute 40 mins for work & don’t have the room to miss any work. 🤞🏼

    • @jd-3d179
      @jd-3d179 Рік тому

      How are things? Feeling good?

  • @iamthefiremanjj
    @iamthefiremanjj Рік тому

    It def started to chill me out a few days in . It does make me nauseous and sleepy so I take it before bed 5mg and will up it to 10 in a week

  • @ElViperr408
    @ElViperr408 Рік тому

    Employee of the month is one of the best super market movies ever

  • @jeffereybrown1577
    @jeffereybrown1577 Рік тому

    My first day I didn’t really feel a difference but then day 2-3 I felt good and had more energy then normal and then dat 4-5 I felt anxious and nausea

  • @winstonblue457
    @winstonblue457 Рік тому

    How long it takes for med to act

  • @franklin_503
    @franklin_503 Рік тому

    Great content. Thank you.

  • @franklin_503
    @franklin_503 Рік тому

    Great content. Thank you.

  • @itssricaa96
    @itssricaa96 3 роки тому

    Omgg !! What were those pills you were given for panic attacks ? Also I just subscribed !!!

  • @nagarajuchukkala9538
    @nagarajuchukkala9538 3 роки тому

    what was your first day dose of lexapro ?

  • @youngboydan4153
    @youngboydan4153 3 роки тому

    Thank you for sharing!!

  • @petercoderch589
    @petercoderch589 3 роки тому

    It's nice to see a positive review of an antidepressant. Most are negative reviews from people who quit becaiuse of side effects without even giving the drug a chance to work, and then they go on an on about how Big Pharma is evil., etc. Like you can take something that will change your metabolism enough to have an antidepressant effect without that somehow giving you side effects. Impossible. I also suffer from severe angst/apprehension/fear, and drugs like this are very helpful to me.

  • @jofro5111
    @jofro5111 3 роки тому

    Youre kinda cute; im gonna start taking lexapro too

  • @computerworksuk
    @computerworksuk 3 роки тому

    Hi, Hope you are well. Did you take Lexapro in the morning or eveing when you first started out? Thank you and nice video!

  • @kelvinreambonanza
    @kelvinreambonanza 3 роки тому

    My first take on Lexapro was terrible. Feeling dizzy , nausea but still faithful . Hopefully everything gonna be alright.

  • @twotatanka5396
    @twotatanka5396 3 роки тому

    Dude one week. This isn’t a joke foo

  • @eileenmartinez1622
    @eileenmartinez1622 3 роки тому

    I just took my first dose today.

  • @icrtw8688
    @icrtw8688 3 роки тому

    starting tomrrow

  • @oomahuntressprotectress848
    @oomahuntressprotectress848 3 роки тому

    just remember, that if a sensation of extraSadness does not become within 1-2 hours after imbibe escitalopram ..then it is life threatening!

  • @BethKahlich
    @BethKahlich 3 роки тому

    I've been on it for several years 10mg and now 20mg - it is a little jittery for me too. One technique that works for me (ask your doctor!) - is taking it at night. Side effects are way down, maybe it's not as effective - but it works very well for me.

  • @masswellwiley6688
    @masswellwiley6688 3 роки тому

    My doctor started me on 30 mg and quickly moved it to 60. I don’t know wtf he was thinking. I was completely fucked up for at least a month. It was great.

  • @bernas50s
    @bernas50s 3 роки тому

    Whateverrrrrrr....

  • @Alex-nz5mz
    @Alex-nz5mz 3 роки тому

    Thanks for making this video! I just started using Lexapro yesterday and it is changing my life already. The thirst thing is real, but water is good for you so it's not all bad and my appetite is down, but I could definitely lose some weight. For reference, I have dealt with severe anxiety and depression my entire life (I'm 29) and it wasn't until recently where I realized it wasn't just me and something was up that could actually be fixed. I really wish I would have done this earlier. Don't be afraid to get some help, it's worth it! It's like every moment is like experiencing life for real for the first time, it's wonderful. I am somewhat concerned that without my daily suffering I won't really be the me that I was, but ehh forget that guy :) I hope if anyone else out there like me finds this comment it will help, I think it would have helped me

  • @evelynn_teoh
    @evelynn_teoh 3 роки тому

    thanks for sharing ur experience. How many times do u take it?

  • @SDubThe-illis
    @SDubThe-illis 3 роки тому

    Only been 3 days and I have more energy and more awareness of my thoughts. They are still there but I feel less debilitated by them. Having the dizziness and shakes. But overall not so bad.