"started lexapro 2006 for acute anxiety &amp; depression. within days i felt a shroud of darkness lift. after 12 months i felt it was changing me into a person with less emotions, so i went off it. within a few weeks i felt a sharpness and sensitivity that had been missing but, any negative occurrences gave me intense anxiety.

in late 2008 the gfc hit me hard. i was paralyzed with fear and had thoughts of suicide. in desperation i went back on lexapro and again, all the anxiety and fear went away. after a couple of years i went off it again and felt reasonably ok.

issues in 2013 caused me to attempt suicide. i survived and went back on lexapro. i may have less emotions, but i can now deal with life. strangely, it also fixed my af heart condition"