"i&#039;ve struggled with anxiety and panic attacks since i was about 20. i&#039;m 31 now and it flared up again this year, so i started on 5mg of escitalopram after seeing my doctor. the first few weeks were really hard. i felt sick and had no appetite at all - great for weight loss! but not very nice feeling so nauseous. i also felt much much more anxious, really horribly panicky at times, i felt quite desperate. i&#039;d say it took 3-4 weeks to subside and since then i&#039;ve felt so so much better. i&#039;m calmer and more positive and less plagued by anxious thoughts all the time. i just feel like me again. it&#039;s quite an incredible medication &amp; i&#039;m so grateful that its there &amp; it works. the first few weeks are really hard but it&#039;s so worth sticking with it!"