"i was slowly suffering from anxiety (through high school) and never really knew it. about 3 years ago (age 29) i began to have anxiety and panic attacks after a vet visit with my cat. i seizured from the anxiety of being in the vet office and from then on for about a year the anxiety turned into panic attacks at work, meetings, car, home. it wasn&#039;t until i finally had a full on panic attack (felt like a heart attack) and had to go to hospital that i was prescribed lexapro. i did not want to accept the fact that i needed to take medicine for something psychological. i always tried to fight things with my mind. over the past 2 years i am glad i was prescribed lexapro. it has completely changed my anxiety. i still have occasionall anxiety but no attacks. main side effect was low sex drive."