When to take Cymbalta..A.M or P.M.?

I don't take and never have taken Cymbalta but I was having a problem with insomnia and Zoloft. My doctor actually suggested the opposite of yours and told me to take mine in the morning and it helped. Are you taking any other meds or have any other illnesses that may possibly be interfering with your sleep?

My daughter was put on 20 mg cymbalta twice a day, a week ago. Her side effects were nausea (first 3 days), heart beating fast (eating followed by walking up stairs--twice), and waking 4 times in the night (reported for two nights). She has never been on any sort of prescription or other drugs--not even aspirin.

There are some posts, here and on other sites, about taking the 30mg cymbalta. Some people said it made them sleepy, but that was the minority in the posts I saw. More people said it keeps them awake at night, and they switched to morning.

Those and other side effects, seems to vary a great deal.

bev

She is doing beautifully on cymbalta. 

bev   

PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL WITH CYMBALTA. MY 22 YEAR OLD COUSIN COMMITTED SUICIDE 5 DAYS AGO. SHE WAS TAKING IT TO COUNTERACT A CHEMICAL REACTION FROM ULCER MEDICATION. SHE HAD BEEN ON IT FOR about 6 WEEKS, AND WAS ONE OF THE HAPPIEST PEOPLE I KNEW, ALTHOUGH FAR FROM PROBLEM FREE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS MEDICINE IN THE LAST FEW DAYS, AND I AM POSTING ON EVERY SITE I CAN. 13 PERFECTLY HEALTHY PEOPLE, BOTH MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY, COMMITTED SUICIDE DURING CLINICAL TRIALS. MANY OTHERS HAD THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE OR MADE ATTEMPTS. PLEASE TYPE IN CYMBALTA SUICIDE RISK IN YOUR SEARCH ENGINE BEFORE TRUSTING THIS MEDICATION.

Sammy,

Welcome to HealingWell. I take Cymbalta 60mg every night at bedtime.  I also take Trazodone 100mg with it.  It works well for me as I had a huge issue with sleeping.

Perhaps you could take the med at night. Do not hesitate to see your physician if you meds just don't work.

Kitt

Hi Sammyb,

Welcome to the HealingWell depression forum. I think that once you start taking the cymbalta at night, that things are going to go better for you. It seems to me that most people's doctors tell them to take it at night. I am suprised yours didn't.

Anyway, I hope that it continues working for you. And as always, keep posting. We are all here for you.

Hugs, Karen

Good Morning,

I take it at bedtime.  As you have not been on it long enough, I would give it the 4 weeks and if you still have trouble sleeping, then ask your physician to consider the Trazodone. I do not remember having any bad side effects.

I know we have other members on the board that take Trazodone to help with sleep.

I should have mentioned, I have a high tolerance for drugs so low doses don't cause me any problems.

Take care
Kitt

Hi Karen,
Last night was the first time I took cymbalta at night...I feel asleep, but woke up alot through the night and am very tired this am. This is still only day 6, so I guess I will keep trying. I might call my doctor also to discuss with him...I am only getting about 1 good night of sleep per week. Should I expect any better?

Thanks for responding!

I've been on Cymbalta (with wonderful results) for almost a year. Makes me hyper (bouncing knee syndrome ). Take it in AM after breakfast. If I happen to forget and take it after 12 -- forget it, up all night!Also, depends on how much caffeine I have in my system too. So...say I take my Cymbalta around 10am & have 1 cuppa jo then, and another cup or 2 mid-afternoon...hyper city, can't sleep or else restless sleep, wild dreams and wake up really unrested. Agreed, work with your Doc and I hope that Cymbalta works for you as good as it has for me. And, also, it took the Cymbalta over 6 weeks to kick in for me, fwiw.

Hey Kelly

I hope u and the other members don't mind my jumping in here. I"m usually on the MS forum, but i take Cymbalta and often read this and other forums pertaining to my own health issues.

I first used 30mg's Cymbalta for a week and then my dosage went up to 60mg's. I found that on the 30 i was having some probs sleeping for the first few nights, then it leveled off and i was fine. Once i upped the dose i again had probs sleeping which also leveled off after a few nights. I stopped taking this med and recently had to go back to it. I"m only on the 30mg's now, but upon restarting it i had the same sleep issues, but they, again, have leveled off and all is back to normal in my sleep patterns. I did as one other member mentioned....stayed up for two hours at a time during the adjustment time, but if u can hold out, it's well worth it.

So, i tried taking cymbalta at night, but i couldn't sleep. I did this for a week. I switched back to the am, and yes, i get sleepy in the afternoon, but as days go by it is more & more manageable. I have always taken sleep meds due to insomnia. But I am still a bad sleeper..and i always wake up at the crack of dawn. I used to love to sleep in on the weekends...those days are over.

HI Snowdreamer,

Welcome to the forum. Do you think you should ask your doctor for something to sleep with? It might help.

Hugs, Karen