"this drug -super small dose - has changed my life.  i have been a nurse for 26 years. my stress and anxiety levels were at the max!  i just wanted to sleep on my days off and i did not want to socialize.  i was easily overwhelmed and worried constantly.  i was just awful.   i started lexapro at 10 mg and it was too much !  i backed down to 5 mg and the first 3 weeks were hell.  i felt out of body - exhausted but could not sleep - it was just an awful three weeks.  after reading many reviews to hang in there --- that&#039;s what i did.  around week 3-4 - i adjusted.  i felt like my worries rolled off my back, i wanted to do things, i felt more energy than i had in years, i was laughing and finally listening to people did not annoy me!  hang in!!"