Paxil – Best time to take?
Question:
My question is what is the best time to take Paxil. In the morning or at night before you go to bed? I hear many people take it at night before they go to bed. I have been taking it in the morning before I go to work. Is there any difference in it’s effects when you take it? Thanks Brian
Response:
In article <8d0o3c$245…@newssvr04-int.news.prodigy.com>, "Brian Perron" <bper…@prodigy.net> wrote: > My question is what is the best time to take Paxil. In the morning or at > night before you go to bed? I hear many people take it at night before > they > go to bed. I have been taking it in the morning before I go to work. Is > there any difference in it’s effects when you take it? > Thanks > Brian
Paxil is supposed to be more sedating than other SSRI’s. If you notice a sedating effect then it’s best to take it at bedtime. Otherwise, it shouldn’t make a difference either way. hth, Craig
Response:
Brian Perron wrote: > My question is what is the best time to take Paxil. In the morning or at > night before you go to bed? I hear many people take it at night before they > go to bed. I have been taking it in the morning before I go to work. Is > there any difference in it’s effects when you take it?
I take Paxil before bed, because it causes drowsiness and I hope to sleep it all off. However, I still feel drowsy when I wake up in the morning, and it lasts for a few hours… Andrew
Response:
On Tue, 11 Apr 2000 22:48:10 -0700, "Brian Perron" <bper…@prodigy.net> wrote: >My question is what is the best time to take Paxil. In the morning or at >night before you go to bed? I hear many people take it at night before they >go to bed. I have been taking it in the morning before I go to work. Is >there any difference in it’s effects when you take it? >Thanks >Brian
Brian, If you’re not having trouble sleeping because of the Paxil, IMO you can take it any time of the day you want and you won’t notice a significant difference in effect. If it’s causing you to have insomnia, take it in the morning. Above is based on my experience. Doug
