"i am on day 6 of taking lexapro and i must say that i am very pleased with the results so far. my husband is deploying and i began experiencing panic attacks and anixiety back in may. i thought it was just me and i could brush it off or &quot;get over it&quot;. as time went on, i noticed that my symptoms became worse. i was crying everyday, worrying, panic attacks, aniexty attacks and having intrusive thoughts, which began to make me extremely depressed. i had no energy, insomnia, crying, mentally exhausted and no appetite. i finally broke down and went to my gp and told him what was going on. he recommended several different anti-depressants. i had been reading about the different anti-depressants and found that lexapro got the best reviews. i was reluctant to begin taking meds but thought i had no choice. i know it might be premature but i feel 100% better that i did a week ago. the only side effect that i experienced was a insomnia for the first 3 nights, loss of appetite and no libido. i didn&#039;t have much of a libido to begin with, so it doesn&#039;t bother me. i didn&#039;t experience nausea like i read on other reviews. i am slowly getting my appetite back and sleep so good at night. it makes a little groggy first thing in the morning but once i get up and get going, i&#039;m good. i take 10 mg every morning. my doctor wants me to increase my dosage to 20 mg after 2 weeks but i will wait and see how i feel. i highly recommend this medication. it has really helped me. i feel so much better!!!"