"i have taken lexapro for three months and never felt better after suffering a stroke at the age of 23 due to a birth defect in my brainstem.  i was switched to celexa because my insurance does not cover lexapro. i felt all the anxiety, panic attacks, trouble sleeping, not wanting to get off the couch return. i went back on lexapro and will pay whatever the cost. the side effects, for me, are  weight gain. i gained 10 pounds despite running 6 to 12 miles a day. i crave bad, bad food, which i never used to care about. my sex drive is, well, gone. i have to work on it. i guess 10lbs, paying the monthly price at the pharmacy, and the side effects above are well worth my quality of life."