Overview
It works faster than standard antidepressants.
What it's used for
- Postpartum depression
How to take it
- Take it once a day in the evening with a fat-containing meal for 14 days.
- Don't drive for at least 12 hours after each dose.
Your dose depends on your health and other medicines. Always follow your prescription label, and ask your pharmacist if anything is unclear.
Side effects
Common side effects
- Sleepiness
- Dizziness
- Tiredness
Warnings
- Boxed warning: impaired driving.
Other medicines, foods, and alcohol
- Alcohol and sedating medicines add to drowsiness.
- Strong CYP3A4 drugs change its level.
Tell your provider and pharmacist about every medicine, vitamin, and supplement you take.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
It can harm an unborn baby; use birth control during and for 1 week after. Ask about breastfeeding.
Missed doses, overdose, and storage
If you miss a dose
Take it as soon as you remember, unless it's almost time for your next dose. Then skip the missed dose. Don't take two doses at once.
If someone takes too much
Call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or get help online at poison.org. Call 911 if the person collapses, has a seizure, has trouble breathing, or can't be woken.
Storing it
Store at room temperature, away from heat and moisture (not in the bathroom), and out of reach of children and pets.
Conditions it's used for
Sources
- DailyMed: FDA drug label for Zuranolone (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
- MedlinePlus: Drugs, herbs, and supplements
- FDA: Drugs@FDA
Last updated 2026-11-13.