Posted by Trevpr on October 11, 2012, at 23:25:56
What is this antidepressant effect I keep hearing about? I hear it being described not as the effect you get from a med right away, but an effect that takes several weeks to manifest. To me, this is confusing, since I've never felt such an effect. Like, if I dont acutely feel the effect of a med, I certainly dont weeks later. It has been my experience that if a med doesnt do anything the first few days, it certainly wont weeks later.
What does this effect feel like? For me, my symptoms are only apathy, inability to cry, numb emotions, anhedonia, and no libido, but I think many of you know this already. I dont feel particularly depressed, so would this effect even be useful in my case? I'm beginning to think that this anhedonia is permanent because it literally is constant and has been going on for 11 months now without any signs of changing. My libido is simply off as well. No meds have really touched it. Is it permanent do you think? Would parnate really be useful? I mean, its not like I need stimulation or energy, just emotional responsivity. What about this "antidepressant effect" that is supposed to magically appear all the sudden after several weeks?
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