Is it okay to take antidepressants at night?

Question

I have such a horrible time remembering to do this first thing in the morning and my schedule is always changing so I’m not always up at the same time every morning. I’m also the kind of person who sleeps through alarms. So, is it okay if I take them at night? They just say “every 24 hours” and don’t specify that I need to take them in the morning.

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My Dr recommended taking them at night 🤷🏼‍♀️ You can certainly try it, the only issue would be if you feel like it's negatively impact your sleep. Then you could switch back.

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I take celexa and my doctor recommended I take it at night just in case it made me drowsy. It doesn’t though.

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Depends on how your meds treat you. If I take mine before 2 PM, I'm drowsy all day; if I take them after 5 PM, I'm up all night. I take a different medication right before bed to help with sleep. If it doesn't explicitly say to take it at x-time, then you should be fine, but it's worth telling your doctor that you're making the change. You might experience a change in your side effects because our body chemistry changes throughout the day.

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Unless specified I don't see why it would matter. I've had some that a had to take in the morning as they contained something that would wake me up and now I'm on mirtazapine which puts me to sleep so it's night time

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Yes, it’s ok to take at night

Is it okay to take antidepressants at night?

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