Posted by bozeman on March 1, 2003, at 0:23:42
In reply to Re: I think they may cause it!, posted by cybercafe on February 28, 2003, at 17:59:11
I saw this in another thread recently, so I don't take credit for the idea. . . but it's definitely true for me . . . I have ADD, fairly well controlled without meds (I think, but who knows what I look like from the outside?) After starting Lexapro, I noticed it did appear that I took a slide downhill in the ADD department. However, it took me nearly two months to figure out that I was actually needing more sleep. I was too tired to focus properly, so my attention was wandering, and I was getting jumpy, foot-jiggly, squirmy-in-my-chair, etc. as a result. (My mental focus wasn't sufficient to control the physical symptoms because I was too tired.) Since going on Lexapro, I can sleep more like a normal person, instead of the 4 to 5 hours a night I did my whole life. It took me a while to learn that I needed more sleep, never having been able to *stay* asleep for more than 4 to 6 hours max. In retrospect, my sleeping habits were probably at least in part due to the ADD/ADHD/pick your favorite label.
So, indirectly, Lexapro made my ADD better by making it worse so I'd figure out I needed more sleep (if that made sense.)
Just my two cents worth. YMMV.
bozeman
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