Why Am I So Sleepy??

[Biscuitsmom31]

Is it possible to suddenly become narcoleptic?

 

[rkwells]

Lexapro makes me really sleepy with no energy...I also gained weight because of this...I'm not anxious or depressed though!

 

[Biscuitsmom31]

Lexapro makes me really sleepy with no energy.

Really? Maybe that's it. I've been on it for a year and it hasn't done that before...but I know sometimes side effects can pop up out of nowhere.

 

[mm_ja]

Ok everybody has me wondering what could be going on with me. My situation sounds similar to the OPs but also different. I sleep about six hours a night during the week and at least eight on the weekends. I am not on any medication, I eat farily healthy and am in decent shape, and have no medical probelms that I know of. I often times find myself nodding off and cant shake that feeling when it comes over me. While it does happen from time to time at work as I am typing, I am much more concerned about church and it also happens when I am siting on the sofa and my DW is talking to me (it can happen when anybody is talking to me). Well you can just imaging how well that goes over with her. What scares me to death is when I am driving and I catch myself. I have been know to drive down the road with the window down and it be 30 degrees outside just to avoid a problem. DW tells me I need more sleep, but at night I am wide awake. I only get 6 hours of sleep on weeknights because I wake up at 6 am for work, and I just cant go to sleep much ealrier than midnight. I can do 11 or 11:30 but if I lie down in bed at 8pm I will still be awake at 11. I have thought about looking into it more, anyone have any ideas on this one?

 

[Biscuitsmom31]

Ok everybody has me wondering what could be going on with me. My situation sounds similar to the OPs but also different. I sleep about six hours a night during the week and at least eight on the weekends. I am not on any medication, I eat farily healthy and am in decent shape, and have no medical probelms that I know of. I often times find myself nodding off and cant shake that feeling when it comes over me. While it does happen from time to time at work as I am typing, I am much more concerned about church and it also happens when I am siting on the sofa and my DW is talking to me (it can happen when anybody is talking to me). Well you can just imaging how well that goes over with her. What scares me to death is when I am driving and I catch myself. I have been know to drive down the road with the window down and it be 30 degrees outside just to avoid a problem. DW tells me I need more sleep, but at night I am wide awake. I only get 6 hours of sleep on weeknights because I wake up at 6 am for work, and I just cant go to sleep much ealrier than midnight. I can do 11 or 11:30 but if I lie down in bed at 8pm I will still be awake at 11. I have thought about looking into it more, anyone have any ideas on this one?

While researching the internet to figure out what's wrong with me, I came across something that might be helpful for you. I read that you should only back up your bedtime by 15 minutes at a time. Then you can gradually get used to getting more sleep.

Might be worth a shot.