"starting lexapro was tough.  shivering with stomach cramps, for a week i constantly felt like i had taken some bad, terribly impure ecstasy.



once i became acclimated to the drug, my postpartum anxiety disappeared; however, i was incredibly fatigued during the day.



i also stopped caring about most things in general.  my house wasn&#039;t as clean and creative endeavors came to a halt.  my short term memory declined.  it felt like my brain was muffled.



i experienced lucid, unnerving dreams/nightmares most nights while taking lexapro.



i gained 8 pounds in the 8 months i took it, all in my middle.  it took a long time to get this off afterward.



getting off lexapro was also tough, with back pain, insomnia, and 10 days of &quot;brain zaps&quot;."