Best time of day to take antidepressants citalopram

When I started taking antidepressants, loads of people warned me about making sure I took my pills at ‘the right time’.

There was my friend who told me they always took their pills first thing in the morning, because if they took them too late they’d be up all night.

Then there was my colleague, who said her antidepressants knocked her right out as a fix for her insomnia.

So she always took them at around 9pm.

I started taking them at lunchtime, purely because I knew I’d remember to down a pill when I’m also shovelling down soup or a sandwich.

But I noticed that I kept feeling awake well past my bedtime, running on six hours of sleep each night.

I’m now taking my meds at the same time as I take my contraceptive pill – just before bed.

And they seem to be working well.

But all the conflicting information had me wondering: is there a ‘right’ time to take antidepressants? And does the time you take them have an impact not only on side effects, but how the pills themselves work?

I decided to talk to psychiatris

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