"i&#039;ve been on this for 9 weeks now for anxiety and depression. firstly may i say that i took sertealine and had an awful experience so i put off taking any more medication for 8 months.

when i finally tried excitalopram the initial week was a bit grim but it has now evened out. i am definitely less anxious but depression is only just starting to lift now. overall though i am hopeful that given time this will work more fully.now a few points worth remembering ...

1. we are all different so what works for me may not work for you &amp; vice versa.

2. please give any medication a fair amount of time to get through the initial side effects ( 2 weeks ish) and to start to get to work ( 4-6 weeks) and to see its full effect 3 months.

hope this helps."