"I was prescribed Lexapro 10mg daily for severe depression when I was 22.  It blew me away by how well this little pill could make me feel.  Lexapro took care of my mental stress, but realized that I started getting side effects, which were leg cramps at night, night sweats, irritated stomach off and on, so I stopped taking it for 3 months, then all hell broke loose.  I had a panic attack while driving, and almost wrecked, was very moody with everyone, didn&#039;t want to talk to people, got overly emotional for no reason, so I made an appointment with my PCP, and was put on Effexor.  I feel the best I ever have, and don&#039;t have any side effects.  If I forget to take a dose, I become irritable, emotional, and very fatigued, so then I just take it."