"thought i would share my experience about lexapro here. after transitioning from year 12 into university i started to feel down. i felt anxious throughout year 12 but nothing like how i was feeling in march. i was at my lowest and i wasn&#039;t enjoying any of my normal activities i was literally getting up to live a hopeless day. i knew that this feeling wasn&#039;t right so i got help. doc prescribed me 20 mg of lexapro in combination with counseling. worked for three months now i&#039;m feeling the side effects. i feel there is a cloud over my brain. i can&#039;t feel the emotions good and bad. i can&#039;t cry, when i feel i need to. it&#039;s stunted my emotional empathy. i also feel extremely tired on it."