Citalopram- morning or night!
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Hi, I'd just like to hear everyone's experience of what time of day they take their citalopram.
I take mine 8-9pm and have done for the 3 weeks I've been taking it. However, I'm so tired cause I'm waking up at 1am ish and at least every hour thereafter and then after 6am I can't get back to sleep.
It's so frustrating cause my nausea and anxiety are worse when I'm tired all the time. I wondered if I switched to mornings whether this may help. Any ideas? Plus I'll have to be going back to work soon so it'll be a nightmare.
Thanks everyone
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iris46 Gerrymoo
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Mine made me tired in the first few weeks but I didn't lose sleep. These are side effects which will ease away, and probably very soon
allison24064 Gerrymoo
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Hi, I take mine around 8pm too. I can't take it in the morning or I'd be yawning my head off all day. Just been upped from 20mg to 40 tho so maybe once more used to it I could change times as I sleep terrible on it.
Gerrymoo allison24064
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I wondered if I took it in the morning it would help me sleep better at night. Don't know how I'll cope when I'm back at work. Do you sleep badly too allison?
allison24064 Gerrymoo
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Yeah I have restless sleeps and feel so agitated when I can't get back to sleep. Hoping once used to it will sleep better as I did with the 20mg.
Gerrymoo allison24064
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How do you cope with the agitation it's awful isn't it?
iris46 Gerrymoo
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allison24064 Gerrymoo
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I don't really. I just lie there hoping I'll fall asleep eventually.
It has got a bit better after 2 and a half weeks so hopefully it will keep getting better.
Hopefully we will get there eventually.
Gerrymoo allison24064
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That seems a very big increase, don't think I could handle that
joebloggs91 Gerrymoo
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Gerrymoo joebloggs91
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Joe is it just that you wake early or many times through the the night. I'm just so tired every day I think I would feel better if I wasn't so tired!
joebloggs91 Gerrymoo
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I've only been on it since Tuesday so still early days but I've been waking up only once and will stay awake for around half hour/1 hour. Feel exhausted now but trying not to go to sleep as I won't sleep tonight. The test will be from tomorrow as I'm back at work. My body clock naturally wakes me up early anyway so difficult to tell if it's the meds
iris46 joebloggs91
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jeremy40060 Gerrymoo
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I am currently struggeling with that also...i take my 20mg in morning 6.00 and at 12.00 lunch and at 9.00 but swaped my 9.00 citalopram with triptelene 25mg...this helps with sleep..i also use sleeping pills but dont like to take them really..the tripteline i was on for 2 months at night to help sleep and gives dry mouth but now recently decided that drie mouth with good sleep is better...
So im going down on dose of citalopram and mix with triptelene at night...
hope this helps
Gerrymoo jeremy40060
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iris46 Gerrymoo
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I'd seek your doctors advice....amytryptaline is a second antidepressant
Gerrymoo iris46
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Yes I'm at drs tomorrow but was just wondering x
iris46 Gerrymoo
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jeremy40060 Gerrymoo
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jeremy40060 Gerrymoo
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I am on 1 at night with 20mg citalopram in morning...The tripteline really helps a lot but ask the doc first cause its a different med on its own.. i was on 50mg at night and it knocked me out when it was bed time...but now im on 25mg only cause it gives drie mouth if you up to 50mg....lol so yes if your doc gives you ok im sure you would sleep better..i do however use slweping pill still with it but would rather go back to 50mg triptiline and 20mg Citalopram when sleeping meds are done