"i rated a 5 because sometimes it helped and sometimes it did not. when i first began to take lexapro, i was very tired, and i was like a zombie. there was a small range of emotion for me. it did help with my depression and my anxiety, but i was still depressed. at one point in time when i was taking medication, i had a depressive episode where i began to have hallucinations. i don&#039;t think lexapro was the cause, but i don&#039;t think it helped very much either. all in all it was more or less helpful with my major depressive disorder and anxiety."