"i&#039;m a 21 year old female and have been taking lexapro for only a short while,but i can honestly  say that it has been a miracle for me.ive been treated for depression since i was 13.ive been on everything,paxil,celexa,wellbutrin,zoloft,ability (taken with paxil) and nothing ever worked. i had been suicidal and had been self harming for as long as i can remember. i also have a crippling anxiety that made social interaction painful  and almost unbearable.i had been hosptilized once as a teenager for a suicide attempt..but i got a new doctor recently,and she prescribed lexapro. for the first time in as long as i can remember i feel happy.i can actually sleep and not eaten up by worry or hopeless depression.i finally feel like a human being. :)"