Starting Lexapro for Anxiety: Need Advice

I've been on lexapro (escolatipram) since 2019. It is literally a life saver. The only side-effects I have is a lower libido and weight gain. All in all I love lexapro. It helps so much

Hi I take lexapro, first week had a lil tummy ache (head aches and timmy axhes r normal and not too bad it) it kinda works mostly makes me sleepy

I did but only during the 2 week period

Yeah, that's all I had; it was very noticeable, and my bishop and minister stopped responding to me, understandably. I was a grade A B, and even if I'm depressed, I try to help others, not then. I typically have headaches, dry mouth, insomnia, and nausea, and I take medication for it. Those are the most reported symptoms. I didn't have more of that than usual, though. I was born sick into an abusive family, raped, and attacked. It feels like life hates me. When I start to feel happy, something terrible happens, so I hate being happy.

I haven't had any side effects since starting. I will say for about 2 weeks, I was worse than before and very aggressive toward my loved ones. I was distant as well. However, after about a month, my uncurable depression was manageable. While I still have nightmares and depressing thoughts, my body is happy, and my face is happy, and those thoughts are faint and no longer consume me. I don't want to be happy and feel guilty when I am, but if you want to be happy I believe it will work. I switched from duloxetine to Lexapro, so that could also be the reason for my aggression.