The first couple years of taking Lexapro I had no side effects. For the last year +, I have had abdominal pain, gas, heartburn & diarrhea almost daily. I have asked my Dr. 3xs if it could be from the Lexapro, but he keeps telling me no. I have a decent diet ~I eat lots of fruit & salad & drink nothing but water. My Dr. just want to give me more med’s for the symptoms (prilosec, etc). I take Pepcid and GasX almost every day. To test my Lexapro theory I went off it for three days (I know your not supposed to just stop, but I am at my wits end and really wanted to see if this is the problem). The first day my sypmtoms were the same. The second day they were slightly better and the third day there was no heartburn at all. I plan on telling my Doc, but I know he will just tell me that it is not related. Has anyone else had these side effects from Lex? Anyone been on Lex for awile with no side effects, only to have them develop later? Don’t side effects happen in the beginning only?
Anyone have Lexapro side effects start years after starting? Heartburn, gas & diarrhea almost daily ~from Lex?
Posted by Dr Parnell on March 19th, 2010
Posted in Omeprazole Side Effects 
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Maybe you should try another doctors opinion>? I am not saying your doctor is bad, but the fact he just wants to mask yr symptoms makes me think you should get a second opinion?
I am bipolar, a long cycle. When an episode is starting I have the same problems you have. I finally nailed it down. Normally I can drink all the milk I want, When I get manic, I have a complete allergy to milk. I get sensitive down to 2/1000th of a percent. Try a milk, whey, lactose, anything with lac in it, (like lactase) cheese, etc. free diet. P.s. No doctor ever came up with an explanation for this.
I’d be interested in knowing if this works for you (a milk free diet-should fix it right away). E mail me if you want.
My significant other has been on Lexapro for a few years and has recently started experiencing more side effects. He started with headaches about 2.5 years ago and now it’s progressed to other things as well. We’re wondering as well if any of these symptoms can be associated with side effects from Lexapro or from past alcohol abuse or something else.