"i am a 36 year old single female.  i have raised my 2 boys myself for 16 years..no stress in my life...lol.  i began having anxiety attacks last year. never experienced before in my life.  heart racing, couldn&#039;t breath, neck pain thought i was having a heart attack.  my doctor prescribed lexapro 10mg once a day.  it took about 2 months before i started noticing any difference in myself.  the girls at the office call it my &quot;happy pill&quot;.  they say sometimes my happiness is overwhelming.  they have noticed more of a change in me than i have.  it is a wonderful medicine.  the only side effects i have experienced was dry mouth when i first started taking the drug.  that went away within a couple weeks"