I take 20 mg of Lexapro as part of my p-docs "tuned" cocktail to treat my anxiety and chronic depression. I don't think it would do much for me all by itself, but in concert with the other Rxs, I'm seeing pretty good results. I DON'T want to stop taking it to see if it is having any true effect .... when something works, don't mess with it (some docs in my past have seemed to want to constantly twiddle to deal with a side effect or move from a brand-only to generic .... I'm fortunate to have reasonably good Rx coverage and don't get hammered for the Lex.)