"i dealt with anxiety and depression for several years. i had high social anxiety, and pleasure in isolation and darkness. i started on one ssri but the side effects turned me into another person completely, i experienced emotional, spiritual, and creative numbness, weight gain, and overconfidence. so i got off of it because i wasn&#039;t myself anymore. so i tapered off of that and then i got on lexapro and it immediately took care of my depressive symptoms and anxiety. i bumped up to 20mg after a couple of months and i am perfectly back to normal. i feel like myself. no side effects at all! i highly recommend lexapro. just be patient and wait it out."