Hi Hope, I'm on Lexapro and Pristiq and the combination seems to work but I still have a lot of difficult times. I guess thanks why I joined this group. Thinking that talking it over with other people with similar issues would help. I do know that when I first started talking Lexapro I really had some issues. I told my dr that I wasn't sure if I could handle it. He told me to try to hang in there that it took several weeks for the drug to stabilize in my system. I have lost the bad side affects and it seems to be helping me. In the beginning, my emotions were totally out of control, which is not me. Not to be acting like mister macho man but I pretty much held my deep feelings inside. I would burst out crying just thinking about going to work or if someone told me they stubbed their toe. Now I'm not nearly as emotional. My issue is that sometimes I think that a good friend would die and I might not even shed a tear. I just seem to be numb, most of the time. Everyone is different and I realize that. I do know that if I had your dr I would find someone else if he had no more concern than it sounds. All I can say is try to give it a chance. I think that everybody out there would agree that sometimes being able to talk it through the rough times is really helpful. Just know that, whether it's this site or another support site, there are always people that are in similar situations that are willing to be there for you when you need them. Sorry about the lengthy answer but, that seems to be an after affect for me. I tend to go on. :-)