I agree, sombrero. I didn't want a drug that changed my daily awareness so much. The data sheet said the lexapro restores levels of seratonin without really altering general brain activity. I don't know about that-i don't feel like myself at all. I remember taking zoloft once and it reminded me of this antidepressant cuz they both surge at you when you yawn. It seems like my emotions are artificially leveled out, something I dislike. I enjoy the ups and downs of normal human emotion cuz it makes you cherish the good times much more and yields an artistic, honest view of the universe. All I wanted was some headache relief; if there was some way to still have stress and anger and let it not result in immobilizing physical pain, that would be ideal. But like you said, modern medicine is overrated