busgirl, I read somewhere that Lexapro is likely to make your anxiety increase initially, and that die down after a while. It might be a matter of tolerating the side effects. I think if you try again, talk to the dr to start with 5mg, the way I did, and put yourself in a situation where most of the usual anxiety triggers are removed. I went away for a week. The side effects were scary for me too, as I had never had any side effects from medication, but I powered through it. By the end of the week they were gone.

I'm still wondering if anyone else had positive results with Lexapro for anxiety, and when they kicked in. I don't expect immediate results, but I need to make some changes in my life, and the anxiety is preventing me from moving on.