I have been on this med for 8 yrs and trying to get off it. It is a horrible drug. i take it because i had a kidney transplant that messed up my blood preasure. I had all the syptoms of anxiety because this med and now taken lexpro to balance out the anxiety. im glad i came across the page cause i take so many meds for my transplant and on top of the blood preasure and now anxiety meds its taken a tole on my liver. so i will definitley talk to my doctor about getting me off the lexapro and trying a different blood preasure med. I also gained alot of weight but it might because of all the meds i take. i went from 170-263lb in 8 yrs