Posted by sweetmarie on July 14, 2001, at 4:11:48
In reply to Re: It Might Be Worth Knowing ... » sweetmarie, posted by pellmell on July 13, 2001, at 17:12:01
> Are you and this other guy being treated for OCD?No.
From what I've read it takes many months for current drug therapies to relieve those symptoms. In depression, one should feel the effects in 4-8 weeks.
Hmmmmm.
I think that a common mistake is that meds can be discontinued too early.
For myself, though, if I'm still feeling hard-to-tolerate side-effects from an antidepressant after that amount of time, I won't be inclined to stay with it.I agree. I wasn`t taking into account difficult side effects - sorry.
In the absence of debilitating side effects, I'll definitely wait 4-6 weeks once I'm at a "theraputic" dose to decide whether it's effective.
I`m not entirely sure what can be seen as `effectiveness`. I`ve been on Mirtazapine/Venlafaxine for 9 weeks now (4 weeks at max dose), and I have started having the odd `window` - maybe 5 - 6 times a week I feel a little better for approx 3 - 4 hours. About 3 - 4 times a weeks I feel totally better for the same amount of time. Also, the `bottom` has lifted slightly, i.e. when I go down, it`s not as far as previously.
I don`t know, it`s all very confusing. I guess that I would hate to miss out if this turns out to be the `right` combination for me (I`ve been on so bloody many now).
Cheers for replying.
Anna.
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