"i&#039;ve been taking lexapro for a week now to help me keep mellow like jello. i&#039;m not taking anything else. i work 3rd shift. so my nights are days. and days are nights. this makes makes me extremely sleepy by the end of the week. i have only been on it for a week. this last friday after i got off work. i fell asleep in recliner from 8:00am to 1:00pm got up ate a bite. went to bed. i woke up to go to the bathroom a few times. but didn&#039;t get out of bed till 11:00pm saturday. i have not left my bedroom, or ate anything. i don&#039;t feel like doing anything or going anywhere. i will be calling my doctor monday and talking to him about how it makes me feel. "