Sertraline advice after 6weeks please?

I'm wondering the same thing as im kinda the same but also worried about taking my tablet at night incase it stops sleep. Hopefully someone will be helpfully

Yes I would recommend taking your sert just before bed. I take mine just before bed also and have had no problems with sleep. Like u stated u feel a difference 12 hrs after taking it so if u take it before bed, u might wake with a little anxiety until the sert gets used to that time of day again but by early morning u should feel a whole lot better to face the day, good luck whatever u decide and let me know how u get on x

Just to add I have been taking 50mg for 22 days now and started taking it just before bed so I could sleep through the side effects, I don't wake with severe anxiety anymore but it is still there a little but only for about half hr to an hr but it seems to be ok if I get out of bed and not just lay there, I also take propranolol.

I take mine at about 11-11.30 just as I'm getting into bed, then I read my book for half an hr then I'm in sleepland x

Hi ive been advised to take mine in the morning, im on 100 mg as of last thursday before i was taking 50mg for a week x

I suppose it's up to the individual what time to take it depending on what side effects u get x

Hi I was taking sertraline for about 7 mths. I've just recently stopped. My doc advised me to take at night. It definitely helped me. I wasn't doing cartwheels or anything but just felt like me. I hope this helps.

I take mine after my tea. Its works for me. 7 pm every night

Hi Jordy,

Making a rare appearance here because I like to help when I van, but just helping myself is a full-time job. I have taken Sertraline many years, probably almost a decade at least ant varying mg. On 150mg/day for 2-3 years I guess. I take it anytime, but try to take it after work because it and several other meds I take cause drowsiness. I take two other meds at bedtime before turning in, but with at least 5 meds that make me sleepy, I fon't want to take them all at the same time before sleeping. A friend of mine had a husband who she had to force to take all of his meds at once, and it was a real chore because if she had spaced them out, all she would have been d one was fighting with him to take meds. I know one should not take meds that interfere with each other, but even if they don't, I have trouble thinking it is advisable to take.8-10 meds at the same time. And like you with Sertraline, I have never had any anti-depressant cure depression. I think much more is needed for that because there are an awful lot of stressors in this crazy world. Hope it gets better for you.

Dave

Hi im on day 12 of 50mg. I started taking it at night around 8pm. I couldnt get to sleep also felt abit anxious around 11am. I am now taking it at 7:30 am to see if it helps me feel better in the day and helps me sleep better. So far im still not sleeping and now i feel anxious at night well around now 8pm (I do feel better in the day though). Its only day 2 off taking it in the morning so hopefully my sleeping pattern will improve. So far on day 12 i feel alot calmer but hoping i will feel even better soon.

Try taking it in the morning. I think its basically trial and error. 😊😊

HiJordy,

Glad you are feeling a little more positive. .at times anyway.

I had the same problem with mornings but I found when I forced myself to get up I start feeling better in a short amount of time. ..I believe Vikki

on this site said something similar.

So write down your plan for the following day and get up, and read your plan and proceed with it!

You know there is a saying- FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT! Try it and let me know how you do...I have faith in you, Jordy! /Lois

hi jordy,

how long have you been taking sertraline for?? i usually take mine at the same time every day, i believe that doing this the levels of meds are more stable in my system, the doctor hasn't told me that, i just think it's the right thing to do and it works for me, i take mine as soon as i wake up in the morning, some people have said that a before bed dose can cause insomnia and irritability :-)