Posted by viridis on March 11, 2003, at 23:42:17
In reply to Re: depression as transient side effect » Hattree, posted by Krissy P on March 11, 2003, at 18:29:33
So far, I haven't encountered a medication that caused major side effects at first and then helped later. The side effects may change, but if a med is really bad for me initially, it seems to stay bad, even if the side effects change somewhat. I'm not super-experienced, but I've tried enough that I think I can tell pretty quickly whether a med is going to be effective.
Benzos and stimulants work for me; benzos did make me feel a bit drowsy at first, but that wasn't a major problem and quickly went away. SSRIs and Wellbutrin freak me out, and although I got somewhat used to it, things didn't improve, even after months of use. Other drugs that I've tried weren't so bad, but if they didn't help initially, they didn't help in the long run either.
I know it's supposed to take weeks for some of these meds to kick in (and again, I'm not nearly as seasoned as some here), but my experience is that if a med doesn't work in the short term, it's not going to work in the long term either.
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