Posted by Mr. SadPuppyDog on September 27, 2002, at 13:34:55
In reply to What is the FASTEST time that an AD/SRI has worked, posted by McPac on September 27, 2002, at 12:35:23
> Has anybody here ever experienced an EXTREMELY fast reaction time to an anti-dep.?
> I read how it takes weeks, even months, but has anybody ever went from feeling very depressed to MUCH, MUCH better in a mere few, or, even a couple days?
> Or, how about: if a med DID work for you BUT you went off of it for a decent period of time and the depression came back....and then you restarted the med again...ANYBODY ever feel 'fine' in a day or two? Thanks! I need answers.ECT is the single fastest antidepressant. It can start to work after just a few days. Some report an improvement after just one ECT session, most it takes at least three sessions, but most report improvement by the third or fourth ECT session. That means ECT can work within one week.
The MAOI Parnate worked pretty fast for me. Inside of a week I was feeling much better. Two weeks and I was feeling like a different man. Three weeks and I was feeling about the best I had felt in a couple years. Also, I found Remeron to be fast, I dont know why but it has a reputation as being one of the faster acting ADs.
I will give you a little known secret about "speeding up" response to antidepressants. After you start taking your antidepressant, on the third or fourth day of beginning the drug, make yourself go work out everyday. Do something aerobic, as intensely as you can stand it for 20-30 minutes a day. I GUARANTEE you will begin feeling the effect from the AD faster if you do this. I dont know why Pdocs dont tell their patients about the relationship between aerobic exercise and antidepressant effectiveness. I suppose they dont know enough about it to inform their patients.
Once I got Paxil to kick in within only eight days using the above method. Without the exercise, I figure it would have been two or maybe three weeks til I felt anything good.
Mr. Sad PuppyDog
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