"i have been on lexapro for about 3 weeks now. i&#039;ve been suffering from bad depression and anxiety pretty much all of my life, and i&#039;ve tried almost all of the other ssri and snris. i discontinued all of the others due to horrible sexual side effects or bad sweating and night sweats. i have been really pleased with lexapro so far; i haven&#039;t been sweating at night, which is a real blessing because i had that effect with pretty much all of the other ssris. i have noticed a reduction in my libido, but it doesn&#039;t seem to affect my ability to have and enjoy sexual activity. it doesn&#039;t seem as strong as the others in terms of lifting my depression or anxiety, but i might just need to give it a little more time."