"i had bad anxiety for a few months because of university. i was always afraid of failing (i study statistics). it had a huge negative impact on the quality of my life. i often cried, i had no appetite anymore and sometimes i even threw up. then i started taking 5mg of escitalopram for two to three months. after that i took 10 mg.i don&#039;t remember when the positive effects started kicking in exactly. but it took at least 6 weeks. by now (i started taking it february, now it is august) i don&#039;t have any anxiety anymore. at first my libido decreased significantly. i feel like this got better, but i am not sure. 
i gained weighed, but not because of the drug directly, but because i was able to eat again normally."