Currently on Xanax for anxiety and am decreasing dosage. My PDoc rx'ed me Zoloft as I was and always have had "racing thoughts". He felt that this might be a symptom of some form of OCD. Started 25 mg in AM per RX, but I really feel sleepy during the day. Is there any problem with takeing the Zoloft at bedtime?
Best time to take Zoloft?
Question posted by dendoc on 5 Sep 2011
Last updated on 6 September 2011 by Anonymous
3 Answers
Inactive
6 Sep 2011
Just to add to Laurie and Marys thoughts. Yes indeed. Insomnia is the number one complaint when it comes to side-effects. And its a normal one. Not adverse. I was on zoloft for some years, and ended up stopping it just for that reason. Being an insomniac to begin with you might understand my reasoning. best to you.
Inactive
6 Sep 2011
Laurie is so right on. My husband was taking his 100mg of zoloft at bedtime, & I found out on this site about the not sleeping on zoloft so asked him to switch to AM. Now he hasn't had near as much of a time sleeping at night...
LaurieShay
5 Sep 2011
Hey dendoc,
You are ok to take the Zoloft either in the morning or the evening as long as you take at the same time each day. Do not take two doses in the same 24 hours if you are going to switch to eveing. I must warn you though once you are on the Zoloft for a little while it may start to cause the opposite problem, keeping you awake at night. Just going to have to wait and see.
Best wishes,
Laurie
dandelion685
6 Sep 2011
OH Wow!! I have been on zoloft, I think, since January or February, and the last couple months I have had horrible insomnia, which is really weird for me because up until this point I was always the opposite - I slept all the time. Now I hardly take naps and I cant stay asleep at night - which really sucks because I have fibromyalgia and I'm already so fatigued as it is. When I first started zoloft, I took it at bedtime but then switched to taking it in the morning. I dont remember why I switched the time tho. I've told my psychiatrist about my sleep problems at every appointment and she just switches my sleep med, but so far none have worked to keep me asleep most of the night. I used to take Ambien, but then I started sleepwalking and doing stuff in my sleep - like making toast, but instead of getting out the butter I got out a can of cat food and was going to smear it on my toast.
Thank god I "woke" up!! With the other sleep meds she has given me I seemed to also do some sleepwalking, so I have just stopped taking any sleep med and just up'd my xanax to 1.5mg. That helps me fall asleep, but not stay asleep.
So, I wonder if zoloft is causing this "opposite" effect for me, even tho I take it in the morning. Zoloft is the only med thats really changed this year, but I'll have to double-check that.
Thanks so much for your post - it is something for me to consider!
Good luck dendoc on your sleep issues!
Nancy
dandelion685
6 Sep 2011
Oh yeah... I am taking 300mg of Zoloft, which is really high compared to what others are posting in this group.
Hmmmm, I believe zoloft somehow has something to do with my insomnia!
LaurieShay
6 Sep 2011
Although doctors will prescribe more than the recommended maximum, the recommended maximum for Zoloft is 200mgs. If you needed the increase in Zoloft because you were still depressed and anxious, I recommend you discuss Seroquel with your doctor. It will help with the insomnia, as well as any depression and anxiety and you could decrease the Zoloft back to the recommended max. Just a thought.
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