"i have had anxiety all my life and i am now 63 years old. about 3 years ago my life spun out of control with generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder and i was not functional as a human being. i tried buspar to start and it did nothing to help me then i tried zoloft and i could not handle the side effects. finally i got on brand name lexapro which started helping me. once i leveled off at 40 mg per day i resumed being my normal self. about a month ago i switched to generic escitalopram and now i am noticing i am not as happy and i am having anxiety symptoms again. i am going back to brand name immediately. i don&#039;t care what anyone says brand is better than generic and there is a difference."