"for my particular situation (which was extremely stressful), this medicine was just what i needed during the time that i took it. it took the edge off. this allowed me to overlook the pretty bad side effects which were most prevalent during the first 3 months of the year that i took it in: uncontrollable appetite, weight gain of 50 lbs over the year, lethargy, and irritating anorgasmia. however when my surroundings became less stressful, i began to realize that the lexapro was causing me to feel one constant emotion: numb. in my experience this is pretty constant with ssris, but it was very prevalent on lexapro. however i&#039;ve noticed that my body has particularly unusual responses to medications. this is only my experience."