"i am 60 years old and have suffered chronically from depression and anxiety. after alcohol stopped doing the trick 25 years ago, i started a long journey with anti-depressants imipramine, which was very effective but had very unpleasant side effects. over time i have taken paxil, effexor, celexa and then a few years ago lexapro (20 mg). while all of them were helpful, lexapro has been a miracle- i often forget i have the disease."