"i have been on escitalopram for about 4 1/2 months and i am finally anxiety free. i wanted to share my experience since i constantly read reviews here and it helped me realize the initial symptoms were happening to others. in the first few weeks i had an major increase in anxiety especially in the morning. i had hot flashes, ringing in the ears, bowel issues, wasn&#039;t hungry, and pretty much thought i was getting worse and should just quit. i read other positive reviews on here and decided to stick it out. i am glad i did. after about 8 weeks i felt improvement in my anxiety that gradually kept getting better. i used to obsess and worry about trivial things. i had anxiety about driving etc.. now i am happy and anxiety free."