I have been on Lexapro, Paxil, Zoloft, Wellbutrin, Effexor, and Celexa for anti-depressant medication.
Lexapro is a safe med with the lowest amount of side effects for any SSRI's. Unfortunately it did nothing for social anxiety for me.
I took Celexa this past summer and it is basically Lexapro, just an older medication with slightly less serotonin selectivity.
Celexa worked well for me for aboot 4 months or so and it quit working. Its like my brain adjusted and got used to it or something.
If money is an issue then I recommend going on Celexa because it is cheap and has aboot the same side effect profile as Lexapro. Also Celexa has been shown to be effective in persons who haven't responded well to other SSRI's.
Even if it hasnt worked for others here, everyone responds to SSRI medicine different. The only way to really know if it will work for you is to try it for aboot 1-2 months.