lexapro

My dr prescribed me lexapro for depression/anxiety and i am supposed to start this evening, just wanted to know if any of you have any experience with this medicine after gastric bypass and what your opinions are good/bad if you have taken it. 

I tried it, but I think that was before my RNY.  Didn't help me but it does work for some people.

It works great for me.  Some get nausea so you need to try to see if it works best  for you if you take it am or before bed.  Some people get extras energy others feel more tired. I typically take it at night.  I have hard time eating first thing am and most meds on empty pouch gives me nausea.

i have read some reviews online and some people suffered from weight gain while others with loss of appetite and seemed to lose weight, i didnt know if it affected post ops differently 

Neither for me.  If anything - it helps with my stress and therefore limits stress eating.  It allows me to have more easy going approach and deal better with crisis. 

I am on 10mg per day,  but during holiday season I doubled that for 3 weeks.  (With doc approval) and now I am slowly tempering down to 10 mg per day. My employees hate when I am not on it...I tried to give it up a few times but i do have a tendency to get over stressed. I like myself better on it. Takes an edge of things. 

I've been on Citalopram which is generic for celexa for a while.  I do great on it pre-op.  I will keep taking it after surgery.  Wish you the best and hope you do well on it.  Remember, winter will be over before you know it.  The sun will shine, the birds will sing and the flowers will bloom and you will be thinner.  That ought to make you smile.  God bless you.

I'm on lexapro and have been for years. It works great for me. I take all my psych meds at night right before I go to sleep because they make me tired. I haven't noticed any change in its effectiveness since having surgery. I hope it works well for you and helps. 

I have been on it for about three years (the Zoloft I was on for several years stopped helping) and have had no trouble at all (taking the typical 20mg dose). I actually like it better than the Zoloft because it doesn't dull the feelings as much (with Zoloft, the negative emotions were dulled but so were the positive ones!)

It has not affected my weight at all.

Lora

I also take Citalopram with no complications.

I've been on depression meds since 1983 and they sure have changed a lot.  I currently take 40 mg of Lexapro and 15 mg of Buspar every day.  I take it in the morning and love it.  It allows me to feel quite normal, which a lot of the older meds didn't.  I am so happy with it.