I took Lexapro for anxiety for a while and it worked well. I quit taking it cause it was making me obese, and the anxiety came back. I realized fairly recently that my daily regimen of alcohol was causing the anxiety problem, and read that caffeine contributes too. So 2wk ago I completely cut out alcohol and caffeine. I've had some withdrawal issues, but the anxiety's the best it's been since I got off Lexapro.