"started on cipralex (escitalopram) in january. starting off, had a few side effects of nervousness, sweating at night and my vision was somewhat fuzzy sometimes, but all subsided within 1 week or 2. for the most part, my anxiety/depression decreased but it made me super tired, all i wanted to do was sleep. i would get 6-8hrs of sleep a night, but still feel exhausted waking up in the morning and tired throughout the day. this continued for about 2 months so my doc recommended i switch to pristiq. i had 0 side effects switching and i found i had much more energy. i still slept great at night, and not as drowsy throughout the days."