Acidrefluxboy
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From a neurobiology perspective, why would a constant daily dose of an SSRI, 10 mg of Lexapro, cause extreme wakefuless during the first week of use, and then after a few days have the EXACT opposite effect (hypersomnia) thereafter?
I have always had a very rough time waking in the morning, which I wrote off as being just part of who I am, but experiencing these extremes on each side of the spectrum raises my curiosity about the science of this. (Minus the wakefulness, which was a very pleasant effect, I eventually experienced the exact same hypersomnia with a trial of Zoloft as well. I was patient for six weeks, but it never went away.). If someone could provide an explanation from neuroscience perspective why I might have experienced this, it would be much appreciated.
There's also a condition called Sleeping Beauty Syndrome or Kleine–Levin syndrome (KLS), but I wouldn't classify my hypersomia experience as being severe as that, but enough to impact my daily function.
I have always had a very rough time waking in the morning, which I wrote off as being just part of who I am, but experiencing these extremes on each side of the spectrum raises my curiosity about the science of this. (Minus the wakefulness, which was a very pleasant effect, I eventually experienced the exact same hypersomnia with a trial of Zoloft as well. I was patient for six weeks, but it never went away.). If someone could provide an explanation from neuroscience perspective why I might have experienced this, it would be much appreciated.
There's also a condition called Sleeping Beauty Syndrome or Kleine–Levin syndrome (KLS), but I wouldn't classify my hypersomia experience as being severe as that, but enough to impact my daily function.