"i first took lexapro some 4-5 yrs ago for anxiety. i don&#039;t think i was depressed just had a lot of anxiety through stress and if i drank, and i&#039;m not talking a lot, a few beers, i would wake up all edgy, not hungover, pure anxiety, but i was feeling like that quite often.  it definitely worked right away and the anxiety ceased.  i eventually stopped taking it because i felt i didn&#039;t need it anymore.  4-5 years later, i was going through some serious depression.  my wife at the time suggested perhaps i go back on; this was definitely depression, much more than anxiety.  anyway, it was disastrous!  the minute i started taking it, the depression got worse!  the dr. told me to try to get through it for a week or two and i just couldn&#039;t."