I am very glad you are getting help and meds also. Over the last 25 years I have been on a large assortment of AD's. My experience was that I didn't Feel anything I just would notice a lifting of the blackness, it would be like a few days into it, or weeks depending, I would just notice that the colors would be alittle brighter, I could stay up alittle while after I got home from work, I could do that other chore, didn't say no to that invitation, that a few weeks ago I just wouldn't have been able to face. Its always just kind of been a lifting for me, out of the pit, into the light. Good luck to you, your doing the best thing for yourself that you can, just don't be like me and decide that when you feel better that you don't need meds anymore, I know now that I do, just like you need to take insulin if your diabetic, chronic chemical depression needs meds. It ensures that I have better life and longer periods between episodes.