Citalopram - Should I take it in the morning or evening?

[Esme69]

I was presecribed 20mg of Citalopram today, its my first time on an anti depressant and I was wondering should I start it now, this evening, or is it better to take it in the morning?

TIA

I take it in the morning as I believe it can keep you awake otherwise, but if you look at old threads here lots of people do take it at night. Be aware you can feel weird for the first couple of weeks but I am on month three and do feel much much better. Good luck, x

I was advised to take it in the morning too

Thank you both. Good to hear it has worked for you Talking, really hope it works for me, I have not been feeling myself for a long long time.

I take it in the evening because it sends me to sleep

you should take Citalopram in the morning

Ha! I think it depends on how it affects you, which you will find out soon enough. I've tried both, and there is no difference to me, so I take in morning with my first cuppa so I don't forget. I find any change in dosage makes me sleep a lot, either up or down. It's unusual for somebody to start on 20mg, so expect lots of side effects - but bear with them as it's worth it.

I started on 20 and side effects just made me feel a bit numb and v dry mouthed. Also-tmi!- have started doing v neat poos!

Def. take it in the morning as it can cause insomnia in some peeps. As others have said; it will make you feel a bit funky at first but stick with it and it will level off. Just don't go off it suddenly! That has to be done gradually as per your docs instructions. Hope you feel better soon.

I took it at night & it left me wired & unable to sleep so now I take it in the morning & am fine.

I also started slowly on 10mg before upping to 20 mg, definatly worth sticking with it though.

Depends how it affects you. I took mine in the morning and it made me feel so sick GP advised me to take it at night. Never kept me up and I wasn't bothered by nausea while sleeping.