[throwaway837521]

To set the stage.. except the bathing and teeth thing, I'm you, just 10 years older. I didn't want the medicine. I did therapy, worked out, ran a bunch, I look like I go to the gym, I don't smoke or drink, all of the typical stuff you read as alternatives. I have 2 kids, solid marriage, CEO of a company, loving parents, no issues outside of my own head.

But my life has been out of control for years.

I started 20mg escitalopram three months ago and it changed my life. I'm no longer scared of leaving my house. I'm more focused and get tasks done quickly. A lot of my lockup moments in business and life was over analyzing everything endlessly which I was told a OCD based anxiety. Now making decisions is a quick process. My kids don't have to worry that I'm not joining them in fun on the weekends. I'm not chronically tired. I don't feel grey, or zombie, or anything else you may have read. I feel me again.

Try it. Take it for 60 days and see. You can always get off of it.

[ab-dm]

How did you find the first month? I’m terrified of starting as I’ve read that the side effects can render you unable to do anything for weeks.