"i suffered from severe depression with constant daily suicidal ideation and anxiety. i was really falling apart and was at the end of my rope. i was given 10mg of  esciltalopram, my dr told me to take it at 5mg for 4 days first which helped greatly. i suffered from very light side effects. first three nights i had trouble sleeping so some melatonin fixed that for me. other than that i am totally fine. six days in on the medication i have absolutely no suicidal ideation and my mood is totally changed. it feels like i did a total 180. i understand that every medication is different for everyone but this has been amazing for me."