Posted by BrittPark on December 29, 2002, at 20:46:42
In reply to Re: What are best ADS for fast enhance of MOOD?, posted by linkadge on December 29, 2002, at 15:11:30
When I first started taking imipramine 20 years ago, I felt much less anxious almost immediately and my mood was enough better within a few days to actually read a book. Before the medication I was in the throws of a severe depression, agoraphobia, and panic attacks and could do very little other than lie on the living room couch watching television re-runs and feeling hopeless.
As usual there are some disclaimers, I may well have been experiencing an active placebo effect since initiating TCA therapy is very noticable in terms of sedation. This is just my experience.
There is some evidence, however, that xanax (not an antidepresant by chemistry) can act as an antidepressant for people with mild depression. If it does act as an antidepressant it does so very quickly, sometimes with the first dose.
There is also some evidence that Pindolol in combination with an AD works more rapidly than the AD alone.
Just my 2 bits,
Britt
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