"was on citalopram for 1 month then asked my doctor to change. during the first 2 weeks i was getting an average of 3 hours sleep a night. bed at 11pm, wake up at 2am, 3am, 4am, 5am, 6am, give in &amp; get up at 7am. was completely devoid of emotions. lost all focus, motivation, attention-span, was so much worse than before diagnosis &amp; prescription. second 2 weeks i was given sleeping pills so i was sleeping 7-8 hours a night, but being 24 yrs old i refused to be dependent on sleeping pills and anti-depressants. have now been on mitrazapine just over a week, was like a light switch. now sleeping easily between 10-12 hours/night. emotions are back but as unpredictable as they were before diagnosis. will wait and see."