"i started on lexapro about week and a half ago 10mg. i had anxiety and panic attacks so bad due to my job i couldn&#039;t even leave the house gripped in fear that i&#039;ll have another attack. i basically felt like my life as i knew it was coming to an end. my family was looking at me weird, close friends too. when i started this drug it increased my anxiety and i felt like i had the flu without the fever. the first 3 days were very hard to say the least, every side effect i felt. then after about the 4th day i started to feel good. 7 days later i&#039;m back to being me with no attacks, mild anxiety maybe twice every 10 hrs or so... so, i&#039;m telling you to stick with it. you&#039;ll come out on the other end of things and start to feel some normalcy."