hollywoodfreaks Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Before Lexapro, I could sleep 8 hours like any other person. Now it's like my body thinks it *needs* 10-12 hours of sleep every night. I just don't wake up at all. It's not like I wake up and decide to go back to sleep because I'm lazy or don't want to face the day or something. I just can't. stop. sleeping. Since I am a hardcore night owl, when I'm not working I tend to stay up late and because of the hypersomnia I wake up in the afternoon which naturally makes me feel like a loser, lol. Could it be the Lexapro doing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutch_tony Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Yow Hollywood. Same here. I'am very sleepy on lex. Getting out of my bed is like geting out of a grave.... I think it may go over in a few weeks. Still i've got the feeling the lex is working.... good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maceo Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 yes that is probably lexapro causing that. most side effects will stop after ur body gets used to the drug (i think) so if u can afford to sleep 12 hours a day then maybe ride it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechante Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Lexapro did the same thing to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywoodfreaks Posted December 19, 2006 Author Share Posted December 19, 2006 I guess I should have said I've been on it since June 2005. So I don't think it's going away, hehe...I guess I wanted to know if Lexapro could cause this problem on a long term basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catnapper Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Don't know about Lexapro, but I had extended trials of Prozac and Zoloft (several months) and they both turned me into a zombie. I'm also a natural sleepyhead, and when depressed sleep even more, so this wasn't a good side effect. Wellbutrin is my friend and I'll never take any more SSRIs - they just don't do the trick for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loon-A-TiK Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 lexapro made me more tired than usual, but i didn't mind because of the benefits. now- SEROQUEL was the biggest offender in the sleep catagory- i HAD to sleep for 15 hours! needless to say, that stuff (on top of other horrific side effects) didn't last too long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null0trooper Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Don't know about Lexapro, Oh yeah. One doctor I saw when I was on a trial of it was Not Happy when she realized I wasn't kidding about how much expresso it took to get to an AM appointment. An hour later my head almost collided with my keyboard. I'm also a natural sleepyhead, and when depressed sleep even more, so this wasn't a good side effect. IMNSHO, SSRIs usually just make hypersomnia worse. You might be less depressed, but how can you tell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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