I've been having consistant insomnia... every night, takes me 2 to 4 hours to fall asleep. Very frustrating. Once I am asleep, I sleep well, and feel rested in the morning.

I was taking Wellbutrin XL in the morning and Celexa at night. The Wellbutrin was to help "activate" me during the day. The Celexa to help me sleep. The combo seems to be very effective for my depression.

I recently switched from Celexa to Lexapro.

I was worried that the Wellbutrin might be giving me the insomnia. I know it would do that if I took it too late in the day, but I have always been OK as long as I take it early enough in the morning.

Tonight is worse than usual. But it suddenly dawned on my that maybe it has nothing to do with the Wellbutrin, maybe it is the Lexapro giving me insomnia. It is supposed to be the same "active" ingredient as the Celexa but delivered in a more effective form. Could the Lexapro be giving me different side effects than the Celexa? Also the Lexapro doesn't seem to interfere with my sex drive as much as the Celexa did.

I think I will try taking the Lexapro earlier in the day. The insomnia I have been having is NOT the same type of insomnia that comes as a symptom of my depression. In that case, racing thoughts and anxiety keep me awake. What I'm having now is no racing thoughts... just inability to fall asleep, and a little bit of "restless leg" at times.

This has been happening even when I manage to stay out of bed all day and have an active day... so it doesn't seem related to my daily napping which I am still working on. It is frustrating because when I nap (during the day, when I'd prefer to stay out of bed) I get overwhelmingly sleepy, drawn to bed, and I fall asleep quickly. So at night I wonder how come I can't do the same, especially if I don't nap? Bingo, I take the Lexapro right before I go to bed. I can't believe it took me this long to make that connection. I'm hoping this helps, because otherwise I've been doing well.