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coco

Updated 1y ago

How to Know if Your Depression Medication is Working

I keep changing my medicine around for my depressive disorder, but I'm not sure what I should be looking when I try a new medicine. How will I know that the medicine is working? Any advice?

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Tomato

3y

Like my psychiatrist told me: we are looking for two factors while taking meds: maximum treatment for our symptoms and minimum side effects. It took me 3 weeks before I saw any results and 3 more weeks with dose adjustment for the side effects to fade.
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Angie

3y

I think you should try and feel if the symptoms that bothered you the most, are not so disturbing anymore. For me it was getting out of bed easier..
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Tony60

3y

One thing I learned about anti-depressants is that you have to be patient, their influence is slow and subtle, so you have to keep taking them for a while and keep your hopes up... Good luck!

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