Posted by linkadge on May 14, 2005, at 19:34:52
In reply to Re: AD - SRI's -- Getting off?, posted by Interested on May 14, 2005, at 17:27:49
Doctors seem to think that the drugs don't work right away.
I notice effects right away, but they are right in that a full effect may take a few weeks.
Oftentimes I have used an AD as needed, more often however with the sedating drugs for sleep.
I find the best thing to do is when you reach a state of apathy simply reduce the dose. This works well for the SSRIs.
If however, apathy was a main componenet of your original depression, then you may need a norepinephrine/dopamine acting drug cause reduction of an SSRI probably won't help the apathy.
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