"had extreme anxiety, panic attacks, couldn&#039;t ever sleep and excessive worrying.  lexapro helped immediately i went from 10 mg to eventually 20mg it helped so much but i gained about 15 lbs.  i craved sweets and carbs all the time!  my dr. told me to try to go back to 10mg but then i became very irritable, so i went back to 20mg for months.  just last night i tried 15mg...wow!  my appetite is normal, no food binges, no sleepy fog, no anxiety, and my energy already feels normal!!  it is only the first day, but i am hoping this dose is my permanent one.  before lexapro i was getting a lot of ocd type scary thoughts that would not leave my mind-made me feel like i was going crazy and now my dr. discovered i have a genetic factor.
lifer -lexapro"