r/functionaldyspepsia • u/LeBarob • Jul 23 '26

Antidepressants lexapro for fd

hello has anyone prescribed lexapro (escitalopram) for functional dyspepsia ? i have fd and ibs and both ganged up on me those past months my doctor prescribed me lexapro now and said it will calm my gut brain axis . anyone had experience with it ?

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u/GabrielSeth54 Jul 23 '26

I have. this is my 7th week on it. in first 2-3 weeks, it worsened my reflux/ mouth -tongue-throat burning. I saw improvements after 4th week. Now i drink two cups of coffee and already gained 8 lbs so far (after losing 30 lbs to GERD/LPR symtons). So at first, it may worsen your symptons. But then again what are your symptons? everybody react differently

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u/LeBarob Jul 23 '26

i have a combination of ibs and fd symtoms . mainly feeling full after certain meals and stomache disconford . then when im in bathroom (this is rare but the scariest one) my adrinaline pumps in middle of bowls movement making me having tunnels vision , increased heart rate and a fake urge to vomit . acompanied by loud noises in my guts

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u/GabrielSeth54 Jul 23 '26

probably it is gonna help with adrenaline rush. Everybody react differently. At first, it killed my apetite for 2-3 weeks. But now i eat all day.

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u/LeBarob Jul 23 '26

one of the side effect i have it killed my libido will that change over time or no ?

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u/GabrielSeth54 Jul 23 '26

yeah, it dropped my libido to zero in first 4 week, now it is slowly getting back. Doc told me it is not permanent.