Cymbalta or Lexapro

I saw my doc yesterday and explained that with 60 mg of Cymbalta(,taken at breakfast time) i could not sleep more than 2-3 hours a night.I have been on 30 mg of cymbalta from January 26 and started 60 mg on February 17.It seems to do the job as far as the mood goes but after 3-4 days of little sleep you become a zombie.He does not want me to to have to take a stronger pill than Temapezan 15 mg to sleep( this very minimal)His thinking is that is is no use to solve a problem (depression and create another ,Insomnia)I do not know of any drugs that do not have side effects.Anyways, he wants me to try Lexapro 20 mg and stop the Cymbalta.I have already tried Celexa which is in the same family as Lexapro.Why would this work when i had tried Pristiq which is in the same Family as Cymbalta and it did not work. I was thinking of staying on Cymbalta (only 30 mg) and see the results but he says that 30mg is not enought.The sleeping issue is better on 30 mg but not great.) He really wants me to go on Lexapro but this is my winter doctor ( in Florida) and he does not impress me.For example he wanted to to stop Paxil after being on it for 10 months( it no longer worked) just cold turkey and start taking cymbalta right away.I wean off gradually and it went well.Could i please have some advice from you guys.

Even if meds are in the same family as other's, it doesn't always mean that they work the same on you. I hope you find what works best for you.

Hugs, Karen...