"i am a 30 year old male who has been on lexapro for 2.5 years. i had been seeing a therapist for 2 or 3 years before i started taking it for my anxiety. i was extremely hesitant because i do not like taking medicenes but eventually gave in. it improved my disposition pretty quickly. my initial dosage was 10 mg. for the first couple of months i would get nausea an hour or so after taking, but then realize if i ate something just before or when i took it, i would not get the nausea. after the first few months, i do not get the nausea at all, even if i don&#039;t take it with food. i occasionally have had vivid dreams since i started taking it, but if anything i kinda think that is neat. after 6 months,  we upped my dosage to 20 mg. works great."