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Posted by NKP on November 8, 2008, at 2:28:56
Should I take it all in the mornings, or all of it in the evenings, or half in the morning and half in the evening?
Thanks.
Posted by raisinb on November 8, 2008, at 10:50:26
In reply to Zoloft 50 mg, posted by NKP on November 8, 2008, at 2:28:56
I take mine in the morning. It depends on your reaction/side effects. Zoloft causes insomnia in some, so they take it in the morning. It also causes sexual side effects in many--in that case, it's best to take it at bedtime (after sex) so it's in the lowest concentration in your blood when you'd like to have some fun.
Posted by Phillipa on November 8, 2008, at 10:59:27
In reply to Re: Zoloft 50 mg » NKP, posted by raisinb on November 8, 2008, at 10:50:26
Hi you can take any of those ways. Maybe to start half am and half pm. But as raisin says it's what works for you Phillipa
Posted by ricker on November 8, 2008, at 12:06:32
In reply to Re: Zoloft 50 mg, posted by Phillipa on November 8, 2008, at 10:59:27
I have taken 100mg zolft for years. It's not sedating as far as A/D's go, but like anything it's best to start slow. 50 mg is not a large dose, I would take it in the morning.
Regards, Rick
Posted by bleauberry on November 8, 2008, at 21:19:40
In reply to Zoloft 50 mg, posted by NKP on November 8, 2008, at 2:28:56
There is no right or wrong way on this one. You have to experiment to see what is best for you. Try it all at night. Try it all in the morning. Try it all at lunch time. Try it split into two doses. Set aside about a week for each experiment. If at any time you notice right away a particular dosing time is lousy, well, abort that one and move on to experiment with the next one.
People can have remarkably different responses depending on the time of day they take their dose. I for one feel absolutely aweful with a lot of meds or herbs if I take them past 4pm. I'm usually best taking them 9am. I don't know why. Even though the halflife will cover a whole day and it seems like it shouldn't matter, well, for some reason it does matter. Probably has something to do with timing the peak drugs levels with some part of the body's daily rhythme, or hormones, or something like that.
Posted by NKP on November 9, 2008, at 11:05:40
In reply to Zoloft 50 mg, posted by NKP on November 8, 2008, at 2:28:56
Posted by Zyprexa on November 9, 2008, at 22:56:35
In reply to Zoloft 50 mg, posted by NKP on November 8, 2008, at 2:28:56
I tried both. Evening works best. It tends to make me a little tired. Once a day is good. It has a long half life.
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