I was on lexapro for anxiety and it helped tremendously. When you are put in situations that usually give you anxiety you don't feel it. You start to realize that you should feel anxious and you don't. It was great. My fiance' at the time could tell when I didn't take it and actually most of my family is on it for one reason or another and everyone has a had a good experience. I didn't even have any major s/e.