Samantha wrote: "Lexapro is an astonishing antidepressant medication that can help many types of depression and helps depressed individuals live the kind of life that non-depressed people take for granted. Escitalopram helps to restore the brain's chemical balance by increasing the available supply of serotonin, a natural substance in the brain, is an important factor in the development and severity of depressive symptoms, such as sad mood, fatigue, lack of pleasure, etc