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Feb 08, 2006, 10:01 AM
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My doctor put me back on another antidepressant. I asked her to because I was afraid that I would keep not going to work. I don't know if depression is the reason why I don't go to work sometimes. But I have been a little depressed and maybe this will help. I just don't want to lose my job. Maybe I will start to live my life in color now. Maybe. I just hope that I don't stop FEELING the good things. I guess I'll see.
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Feb 08, 2006, 10:24 AM
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How long does it take for an antidepressant to start working?
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Feb 08, 2006, 11:10 AM
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about four weeks for the med to get into our systems
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Feb 08, 2006, 02:26 PM
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About 2-3 weeks to get into your system and then about 1-2 months (maybe 3) to even know if the medicine is doing any good or if you might need to try something else.
I have been on my new medicine for 3 weeks now and I am starting to feel a big difference, for the better. Good luck.... LoVe, Rhapsody - |
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Feb 08, 2006, 11:33 PM
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Thanks everyone. OK. Just so I know, how long does it take for the drug you stopped taking to stop working?
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Feb 08, 2006, 11:34 PM
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Rhapsody, glad you're med is working for you.
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Feb 09, 2006, 01:14 PM
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Probably a week or two.... then the new medicine should kick in about the time the old medicine leaves your system.
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Feb 10, 2006, 03:04 PM
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</font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font>
Thanks everyone. OK. Just so I know, how long does it take for the drug you stopped taking to stop working? </div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> That's a little trickier. For a med that has only been taken a short while - maybe a couple months - and depending on the med it wouldn't take long for it to be out of the system. HOWEVER, for meds that have been taken a long time (in my case Zoloft & Depakote for 15 years) they have to be stopped gradually over a period of time because the brain has gotten used to them. Also there's a thing called "half lives" to drugs. I've seen some charts and posts on this but if I understand it correctly, say I take one dose of Zoloft, then the next day take another - according the half lives, I don't just have 2 dosages in my system but it multiplies somehow.
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