How do you know when your anti depressant is working

starting Prozac. How will I know when it’s working. Thx

[Dreamie]

For me starting an antidepressant just slowly takes effect. You should find yourself feeling a little more like yourself. Like coming out of a fog. Maybe you find yourself laughing and you think to yourself “this feels good”. Or you begin to feel like you’re beginning to reconnect with the people in your life again. And perhaps you might feel like doing something that used to bring you satisfaction again. And it does. It’s a slow process for me anyway. Might take a few weeks or more. Just my experience. 💗. Hang in there. If you don’t notice any improvement after a few weeks you should tell your doctor.

[califa]

Hi. It will take about 2 to 3 weeks to start making effect. Keep holding on.

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Be patient and allow plenty of time for the drug to work

Allow five weeks to become accustomed to your medication, hopefully with assistance you will move on over time, try not to be to frantic and never rush, you will be feeling changes sometime in the future. Remember everyone seems to wish for quick fixes, If in a hurry you will possibly miss the positive effects of the drug you are on now if that is the case.

Remember you are better with the devil you know, than pushing for a different medication.

BOB

[rannochuk]

I started taking Prozac 7 months ago. 20mg at the start moving up to 40mg in March. The fog lifted and I started to do things that I had avoided in the past,

It was all very natural.