How long did it take for Anti-Depressants to work for you???

Hello! I have tried many anti-depressants, some work faster than others do, I think you should know within a few weeks which work well for you. Although I am sensitive to anti depressants and can usually tell in a week if it is going to work for me. I just started a new one myself its my 3rd day on it, and I cant stand it, but I will give it a week. Everyone is different when it comes to medication, you may have to try several to find the one that works for you. Dont give up hope, there are so many that do work, hang in there!! And best of luck to you :)

Hey it took me about 3 weeks to see a change with a small dose of prozac 10mg and then after 5
Weeks my anxiety symptoms were more tolerable but still there. Them we increased Prozac to 20mg and I had increased anxiety for about two weeks on the increased dose, but I stuck it out. I am now on my forth week of 20mg and starting to feel great! Good luck on your journey

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I am on vibrid and don't get a funny feeling in my head from it I have been on it for a year or 2 now and I feel pretty good more up days than down for sure I like it more than any of the others I have been on and I have been on quite a few since i've been 30 for sure and even since 2004 i've had to switch my meds a lot cause I was in such a deep depression we couldn't fine one that would help me at all or for very long.....vibrid has been the best for me.....I thank God we found it......cindy

I felt like I was in a deep dark hole with only a string to hold on to waiting for someone to come help and my psychiatrist did I had to go through shock therapy also then try meds that's how far down I got but most people don't get that far down where meds cant help right away......anyway when they started working they worked for awhile but not well til the vibrid now Im doing things going places except when my anxiety kicks in then I have to be careful but other wise I am pretty good compared to that dark dark hole I was in for a while...... I also don't remember things about my deep depression its like I wasn't there for awhile then I woke up slowly some of the shock therapy has to do with that also cuz it brought me out of the deep depression the pills didn't but after that I was put on pills to fight the depression don't remember what though I am on abilyfi also which helps they say //......if you find yourself falling to deep talk to your therapist right away don't wait like I did ok I thought I could fight the moods etc and could do it alone I was wrong real wrong you cant do it alone.......most meds take at least a few weeks to work so give them time if they don't after a month talk to who ever prescribed them to you and see what to do ok ........cindy

Post Edited (cindywal) : 4/30/2014 7:45:10 PM (GMT-6)

stay calm and wait for a little while the meds should kick in soon if not talk to doctor again and get something else or a different doctor ok talk to me later if you want cindy.....