"overall, for me, lexapro was very destructive. i was on it for about three months and in that time my depression worsened, but that&#039;s not necessarily the worst part. the debilitating panic attacks that put me in the hospital was the worst part. after cutting the dose from 10 mg to 5 mg and not seeing any difference, i discontinued it. bad depression, bad anxiety, bad drug overall; at least for me anyway."