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Re: How long till switch?? » MattSanz

Posted by raisinb on August 5, 2008, at 9:17:39

In reply to How long till switch??, posted by MattSanz on August 5, 2008, at 1:20:27

I have tried Zoloft twice, and each time I had an almost immediate response--but it did not last. It took at least a month to get the real results.

Many doctors advise giving SSRIs 8 weeks before giving up. Not only because sometimes they just don't work for 8 weeks, but also because often, you are improving in microscopic increments and just don't notice it until you reach a critical point. This makes sense to me, because I know when I'm depressed, I can't even notice significant positive trends.

Everyone is different. I guess if I were you and had already invested 5 and a half weeks, I might go ahead and give it 8 just to make sure. If you start another SSRI, it may very well take 6-8 weeks to work and you'll have to start all over. But if your situation is critical, talk to your dr again.


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