Want To Sleep All The Time...

[wolfie]

All I want to do is sleep! LOL! I have been taking naps every afternoon when the kids go down (30 min to 1 hour). I also get at least 8 hours of sleep every night, sometimes more and I STILL want to sleep more! The Lexapro I take can make me tired, but it only seemed to do that for the first few weeks and then I was past that (been on it since November). Plus, I take it at night so it shouldn't effect me during the day. I am not sick (that I am aware of). The only change I have made is the gluten free diet. Maybe I am just adjusting? It has been 3 weeks today.

Off to get some coffee before I fall asleep!

Kim

[Rusla]

You are still fresh to gluten-free, give it some more time. I spent more time sleeping since being gluten-free because of all the sleep I didn't get when on gluten. However now my tired right now is depression and weather.

[jerseyangel]

I know that the first month or two gluten-free, I was tired all the time, too. I felt like I just couldn't get enough sleep. I think it was my body finally getting some relief, and beginning to heal. I began to feel much better by the fourth month. I also took a multi. vitamin, vitamin B6, and calcium lactate.

[jenvan]

Kim-- Don't be discouraged by this, but for me personally, its taken months to start getting energy back, and I still have to set boundaries to make sure I get the rest I need. Be encouraged that you will improve though...but just need to be patient. Also, I do have a friend who has taken lexapro for a while, and it does cause him to be more fatigued, and sleep more... Oh, and be aware that as we heal, some individuals notice the need to adjust their medications as they are absorbing more. I did feel a bit better after starting on vitamins (freeda quintabs) and take co enzyme q10 which makes some folks feel more energized.

[wolfie]

Thanks guys!! I feel better knowing that this is normal. Maybe I do need to give me dr a call and go back to 10 mg of Lexapro instead of 20 mg. I had stopped taking my vitamins b/c I hadn't verified if they were gluten free or not (generic) and I hadn't heard back from the company. I am going to call them back today and hopefully start taking them again tomorrow.

Kim