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#1
Mar 02, 2007, 02:05 PM
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I am always tired and have trouble getting up in the morning - I was wondering: is it better to take celexa in the morning or evening for depression?
I also take seroquel to sleep so I don't know if that's also interfering... |
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Mar 02, 2007, 02:17 PM
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IMO - I think this is going to be one of those trial and error things...... I take Celexa in the morning for I need its help to control the anxiety I have when I leave the house during the day and it seems to control it better for me when I take it when I first get up......... but others take it at night for they like the way it helps them relax and be able to sleep at night.
BTW - I have been taking Celexa for just over a year now and while it used to leave me tired for a few hours after I took it - it no longer has that effect on me.... my RA takes care of that part now - lol. Thanks.... Rhapsody - |
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Mar 02, 2007, 03:00 PM
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AM for 90% of people is best.
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Mar 03, 2007, 07:22 PM
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I took Celexa for over a year and I took it in the evening. I have a fear of medications and side effects and am afraid that any pills will increase my nausea. So, I felt "safer" taking it at night. I had a fear that I would feel more nauseous after taking it (even though I rarely did) and I just felt more comfortable taking that "risk" at home at night rather than just before going to work. Everyone's different, though. Celexa worked very well for me.
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Mar 03, 2007, 10:31 PM
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I take mine at night, bc I think it helps me not wake up with depression, but I have often thought of trying to take it in the morning, or one dose in the a.m. and one in the p.m.
I take 80 mg. daily - pretty wild huh, (have to always get a manual override at the pharmacy  , since highest recommended dose is 60 mg.), but it works (for which I am exceedingly grateful)!Best wishes that you will have good results whatever you decide! 
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Mar 04, 2007, 01:47 PM
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Mar 05, 2007, 04:11 PM
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I took mine in the morning .. i found that it kept me up as part of my problem was falling asleep ... but then again, its different for everyone.
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Mar 10, 2007, 04:18 AM
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I take mine in the morning and I take trazodone before I go to bed. My psychiatrist said to take it after you eat so it doesn't upset your stomach.
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Mar 13, 2007, 03:41 PM
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Hi! My Doctor just put me on Celexa. After being on Cymbalta...my depression has come back. I will be finding out thru trial and error, I guess, as to the question of taking it in the morning vs. taking it at night. Please wish me well. I don't want to wind up in the hospital again.
love, dottie
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Mar 13, 2007, 05:35 PM
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Good luck, Dottie. I hope it works well for you. Keep us posted!
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Mar 13, 2007, 08:07 PM
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Thanks!
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Mar 13, 2007, 08:53 PM
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I always began a new med in the evening (don't ask me why, that's what the MD did so I guess she figured if I was asleep I wouldn't "react??" but it's also the time when the " night shift" is on at the ER
 ) I always moved it to morning and that worked out best...for the few that I could take for short periods of time.
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Mar 14, 2007, 04:54 PM
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The Seroquel can definitely make it hard to get up. (It sure does for me). I have to take it about 9 pm if I plan on being anything like useful in the morning. Most SSRI's tend to pick you up, I think, so take it in the morning...
DJ
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Mar 14, 2007, 07:06 PM
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I hope I don't end up in hospital either. Almost did - hopefully celexa doesn't stop working!!
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Apr 08, 2007, 07:29 AM
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i also take seroquel to sleep and i take celexa in the AM for attention and waking problems...along with the depression.
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Apr 08, 2007, 01:51 PM
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Celexa made me feel brain-foggy. I found it hindered my concentration. Lexapro is doing the same now, but to a lesser extent. It seems like I'm never going to feel fully alert again. I suppose it's a decent trade-off for finding something that keeps the panic attacks and depression at bay.
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Apr 27, 2007, 07:20 PM
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celexa relaxes me, so i take it at bedtime. its scored, and sometimes i take half in the morning and half at bedtime and that works well too for me.
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