Does Anyone Else Feel Constantly Sleepy Or Tired On Anxiety/Anti Depressants???

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I have had Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Panic disorder since I was about 23 years old. I'm now about to turn 30 in a couple of weeks. I was put on Effexor XR at the time and I was on the medication for about two years and then went off of it because I lost my health insurance at the time but I had to go back on Effexor almost two years later when I had another panic episode. I changed my medicine to Wellbutrin SR about a year ago because my husband and I decided we wanted to have a baby and I was told by my GYN that that was a pretty safe medication to be on during pregnancy. However, in March I had a bad week long panic episode and I had to go back on Effexor XR because I was told by my regular dr that Wellbutrin brings on anxiety attacks. I was also told to perhaps seek therepy but honestly, it is too expensive for me to do that at this time in my life and I have looked into, trust me... I don't know if it's because I'm getting older but this time around I just seem to be constantly sleepy and tired while I'm on it and some days I just seem to have no energy. Of course, the last few times when I was put on the medication I was more active because I was single and I worked securlarly. Now I'm a housewife and although I do a lot of housework, I'm in the house more often and I'm not as active. I would love to come off the medicine but from my past experience, it hasn't proved to be the best choice for me. I will do great for a while but then I usually wind up having a panice episode within a year or two and in between I get a lot of anxiety. However, I would love to have some of my energy back and not feel so tired all the time. Yesterday I took my niece and nephew to the park and I just seemed so exhausted and drained and I really didn't have much energy to play with them. This upset me a bit because I love spending time with them and I love playing with them. So, my question for all of you out there is this, have you felt like this while on anti depressants and anxiety medications and if so, what have you done to boost your energy level without effecting your anxiety and panic attacks? I have heard that Lexepro is similiar to Effexor but without all the negative side effects but I had a hard time going on non timed released tablets in the past. Of course, the last time they put me on Lexpro I was about 35 pounds lighter than I am now and I was only on it for about 2 days but I went off of the medication because I didn't like the way I was feeling on it. In any case, What are your suggestions and have you had similiar experiences as I have had being on anxiety medications?