Posted by sowhysosad on April 26, 2009, at 15:32:15
In reply to Woohoo! - Feeling worse on memantine - Woohoo!, posted by SLS on April 26, 2009, at 15:04:38
> ...one must endure initial startup side effects to see whether or not they resolve and yield to a therapeutic response. I have developed an emotional tolerance for enduring drug-induced side effects. It's a necessary part of the game.
I think that's probably a truism for all of us Scott, regardless of how many treatment options remain for us. I guess it takes the brain some time to adapt to any psych med, and it seems that the adaptive mechanism is usually what initiates a longer-term improvement in symptoms.
I doubt we'll ever find the holy grail of a drug that reaches full effect in hours or days, despite the claims often made about novel meds.
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