"i took many ssri medications in the past for anxiety/depression but was unable to handle all the negative side effects. i&#039;ve spent the last 3 years dealing with daily fatigue to the point of just feeling sick every day, so work and bed became my home. i couldn&#039;t find  the energy to go shop, visit my son, be with friends, attend church,  i just felt sick .daily crying spells every morning and an awful pain on the inside i can&#039;t describe.  i didn&#039;t know what was wrong with me but i knew it wasn&#039;t normal and was only getting worse.!!!! ....dr gave me 10 mg. of  lexapro ..first pill very sick but have been on it 4 weeks now.  thank goodness for this medication!!!!!  it took several weeks but as weeks go by i feel even better !!!! :))))"