"i had been on cipralex (lexapro) for about a year when i noticed i was feeling too tired all the time for my liking. i asked about snri&#039;s because they tend to give more &quot;energy&quot;. i got switched to effexor and didn&#039;t have a good experience at all. i couldn&#039;t stop thinking about terrible things, i had bad anxiety, excessive sweating at night and my heart would race too much too often. i had to get off after 9 weeks because it was not working for me at all. it made me really appreciate the escitalopram i was taken before. 



clearly different antidepressants work differently for others. i&#039;m just sharing my own experience. some may do really well on effexor, unfortunately i didn&#039;t."