Posted by desolationrower on March 27, 2009, at 3:14:48
In reply to Re: Anyone ever had a response to AD after 4 weeks? » Meltingpot, posted by SLS on March 26, 2009, at 15:26:51
I think, if you are the sort who don't have a lot of daily ups and downs to complicate things, 2-3 weeks at sufficient dose (so either getting serious side effects that aren't typically transiet with said medication, or up to high end of dosage range) is enough to know if a med will work for you. this isn't necessarily the full effect, but if it isn't doing anything, its not going to, or it will end up doing a tiny amount. I don't think response just pops into being after 5 weeks. It probably helps to have a partner or parent or older child or close friend give their feedback on if med is making improvement. I think most of 'delayed response' is just people who can't tell very well what mood is from events, and waht mood from drug (which, for most situations in life, is a very worthless skill, so its not really something to think you can do if you can't)
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