"i am a 53 year old female.  fell into a deep depression 1 year ago.  couldn&#039;t sleep, eat, had severe anxiety and almost couldn&#039;t function at all.  feelings of hopelessness, even suicidal at times.  i was frightened.  psychiatrist tried several medicines.  i am very sensitive to medication.  celebrex, celexa made me sick.  tried 5mg of lexapro.  felt jittery and a little nauseous but stuck with it.  after 2 weeks, went up to 10 mg.  after 4-5 weeks started to feel normal again.  side effects got better.  sex drive is fine and no weight gain.  it&#039;s been a year and we are thinking about weaning me off in a couple of months.  i am so happy i stuck with lexapro.  it saved my life. don&#039;t give up."