"i&#039;m a 19 year old girl and i&#039;ve been suffering from major depression and social anxiety for the past 5 years. i finally went to the doctors and was prescribed lexapro 10mg. i&#039;ve been on it for 4 days now. i had side effects the first day i took it - nausea, slight headache, slight dizziness, sleepy and yawning a lot and most annoyingly insomnia! i even felt a little confused at bedtime while trying to sleep. the side effects lasted for the first 3 days, now they&#039;re slowly going away. the first day i was really hyper and the next i was so tired but now it&#039;s starting to balance out and i can sleep better. i haven&#039;t had a depressing day since i&#039;ve been taking lexapro so lets hope it stays that way."