"i had clinical depression and anxiety before, 1996-2001. i had taken paxil, remeron, effexor and about 3 others i can&#039;t remember. none of them worked for me. and the doc always said give it 6 weeks to take effect. that was all hell for me. then i felt the symptoms that i recognized from before coming on again about 2 weeks ago. i jumped early this time. my doc asked me what medication worked for me before. i told her effexor, somewhat. she prescribed that for me. two days of a deeper depression and higher anxiety on it. i called her today after reading online about how good lexapro was. she prescribed it for me 5mg dose. i took it about four hours ago. i feel great now! i kid not."