Posted by susan C on July 12, 2001, at 10:46:09
In reply to How LONG should one try med for (ATTN:pellmell), posted by Janelle on July 11, 2001, at 20:32:23
Once again Salarmy4me has great information. I can only add my experience, which is the same. With one comment...If I am taking a med and the side effects are so overwhelmingly bad, I get a consult to reduce or stop. I have generally found it to be the case that a med starts to work with in 2 to 4 weeks, at the earliest.
> Pellmell, I hope you read this because you posted something above that has me confused - you wrote that from your experience with antidepressants, and I'll quote the rest: "I think you can tell whether a drug might be doing you good by the end of an eight week trial after having taken it for only two."
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> What do you mean by this or did you do a typo? Do you mean that you can tell after about 2 weeks if a drug might be starting to do some good? Or do you mean you need at least 8 weeks to tell?
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> HELP! I know these drugs take awhile to kick in, but I would think(?) that you'd FEEL at least a little something good after a couple of weeks or on the other hand, bad stuff after a few days or weeks? HOW LONG SHOULD ONE GIVE THESE MEDS?????? (I get impatient because I cannot stand being this way; in this condition)
poster:susan C
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