"on my 7th day of lexapro i developed a rash on my arms and was alarmed, especially when i read about the possibility of rash being a side effect of the medication.  with my doctor&#039;s guidance i treated the rash as a contact allergy (detergent, etc.) and kept taking the lexapro. the rash came back one more time but never again.  lexapro did not give me the sudden weight loss, dizziness, visual &quot;trails&quot;, nausea, etc. of other ssri&#039;s i had tried before (prozac worked for me, anxiety-wise, but the side effects were a bit much... paxil resulted in extreme dizziness and was stopped after only a few days).  i find lexapro worth the extra money and recommend it even to people who may have had bad experiences with ssri&#039;s before."