"i had a rough time last year.  i was diagnosed with a terrible illness and it took me months to recover both physically and mentally.  and, to add insult to injury, i was a new mother.  i honestly lost myself in anxiety and sadness and refused to believe i needed medication to get back to myself.  but with therapy and a six-month trial of lexapro, i came back to being me.  i had some nausea at first, but it subsided within a week or so.  and, when it was right for me to come off the medication, i did it under a doctor&#039;s care - gradually.  lexapro worked for me by helping me focus on both on cognitive therapy and on moving on from the trauma."