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28 What should I do if my antidepressant does not work?
Many people decide that their antidepressant is not working
prematurely. When one starts an antidepressant the hope is for rapid
relief from depression. What must be remembered is that for an
antidepressant to work, you must be on an adequate dose of the drug
for an adequate length of time. A fair trial of any antidepressant is
at least two months. Prior to a two month trial the only reason to
abandon an antidepressant trial is if the medication is causing
severe side effects. With many antidepressants the dose has to be
increased at intervals far above the starting dose. Unfortunately,
the two-month period mentioned above, refers to two months following
the most recent increase in the dose, not the time from starting the
particular antidepressant.
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