When to take anti-depressants?

My mood usually shifts into a suicidal depressive state in the afternoon and I was just wondering if the time I take my Lexapro at would help prevent this. I currently take it late at night before bed because it used to make me feel quite drowsy.

Would I be better taking it earlier in the day say for example around lunch time? Or does it not really matter that much when taking these kind of tablets?

Thanks for any advice.

 

Unless it's extended release, it's probably doing nothing, other than helping you sleep better when you take it before bed. The drowsiness is supposed to go away after the first month or so of taking it.

Also, if you are feeling those thoughts, Lexapro might not be the right anti-depressant for you. You aren't supposed to have those thoughts on the drugs. I would tell my doctor that they aren't working and they'll probably switch you to a different one.

 

personally I find they work well when I wash em down with a 12 of beer

 

trazadone worked wonders when i was in a black depression---got rid of it--dont know shit about lexapro--sorry

 

you have a chemical imbalance

 

Never.

 

mixed results for different people. I tried pristiq and by the 2nd day I was totally manic and almost went to the ER.

 

finding out WHY you're depressed and doing something about it is a better approach... but i guess tahts not as easy as taking a pill haha

 

The time and energy required for a lot of people to get better without drugs is, for some people, not worth it, if they can get better with a pill. Still other people need the pill because there is no reason why they are depressed, they just have a chemical imbalance. I agree that a large portion of people on happy pills should not be on them, but there are a lot of people whose lives have been helped very much by the pills, as well. Don't generalize the whole population. Granted, I think that therapy and lifestyle changes should be your first attempt to feel better, but many people find the pill works better. I found out for myself that pills aren't right for me, but in doing so I discovered just how different we all are from each other. What doesn't work for one person often works for another.

 

.... are you kidding me? getting your mind healthy is not worth it and a bandaid fix is a better solution? yes, you do have mental problems.
WHY do you have a chemical imbalance?

 

in some situations, pills are not "bandaid fixes", since they actually solve the problem. It's easy to sit back and apply how you think things ought to be to the world, or to take your own experience and generalize it. I think that for some people, pills are more useful than therapy.

 

That happened to me recently! I lasted a week on Pristiq... but the end I was scaring my co-workers. I had to take a sleep aid every night just to make the mania go away, and it led to me sleeping through a class I had at noon..

 

I feel for you, and I used to be that way.
Last year I came so close to eating a bullet, the only thing that helped was a good friend.

I was on anti depressants for awhile and they made it worse- I wasn't as sad/suicidal but I was lethargic and I felt like my head was in a cloud. I wouldn't get up for days and days.

I beat it on my own. But I'm not a dr, do what you think will help.