Hi Dana! 
I actually had quite a few side effects. The worst of it happened in the first 3 days - I was very tired and slept all the time, I was also very dizzy, a little nauseous (from the dizziness!), and I had D and cramping really bad. The worst of it was over with in 3 days, though. I've been on it for a week and a half now, and the drowsiness and dizziness are pretty much gone... the nausea is a non-issue... and the D, well, it's really not that bad, it's not every day and it doesn't stress me out. I expect that'll go away too.
I'll be honest... I have NO idea how I would have handled being at work the first 3 days. I probably would have just called in. I seriously couldn't keep my eyes open for more than an hour, and I was very dizzy.
I haven't been on it long enough to notice any long-term side effects yet. No effect on my libido so far.  It's also given me the munchies, but I can afford to eat more!
What's funny is that everyone I talked to *off* this board that's tried Lexapro said that they had NO side effects from it. My doctor even picked this one to try first because she said the side effects were minimal compared to the others. I'm *very* sensitive to medications, though, because I never take ANYTHING, so I think that's why I got every side effect in the book, haha.
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