r/zoloft • u/Icy-Wafer-5406 • 7h ago

Question Shift work

Just a question, I havent started zoloft yet but am going to. I'm a nurse and I do shift work, they say you should take it the same time everyday however what am I supposed to do on night shift? Has anybody else had this issue? I also take vyvanse in the morning

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u/Savings_Island_1977 1 year!🤟 6h ago

Is there one meal a day that is consistently around the same time every day? I take mine at breakfast just because it is the easiest. I also do not take it at the exact same time. It's roughly a 2 hour window between 8-10am. I've been on 100mg for over a year, after very slowly increasing from 12.5mg. My journey started almost 2 years ago and the 2 hour window has never been an issue.

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u/Icy-Wafer-5406 6h ago

does it make you sleepy?

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u/Savings_Island_1977 1 year!🤟 6h ago

No, it has never made me sleepy. I struggle to sleep and this would have been helpful 🤣
I also don't get a burst of energy. I have played around with the time of day, but I found it difficult to remember and I always take it with a meal. There are some days that I don't eat lunch or dinner, but I always have breakfast. At the beginning, I lost my appetite and taking it on an empty stomach made me a little nauseous, so I would eat an apple.

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u/ballistic_tanx 6h ago

1-2 hr window on either side is fine, I do recommend taking it at night or in the morning

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u/ilyjuuls 6h ago

when I was doing shift work I would take mine at 8am