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Taking Antidepressant Tablets. Will My Emotions Return To Normal?
Hello, I just recently started taking antidepressant tablets since yesterday. Now I don't know much about them and I would like to know if you take it a wrong time in the day for 2 days already and haven't taken it at the same time will there be any harm? And also, after taken them will my emotional feelings and all that return to normal?
Mon, 8 Jul 2013
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Dr. Balaji Bharadwaj,
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It is a good idea to stick to the same time everyday, so that you do not forget it.
Even if you forget it, try to take the tablet as soon as you remember.
If you are on fluoxetine, avoid taking it at night.
Two days is too early for a response to be seen. It takes 2 to 3 weeks for the medications to work.
Even if you forget it, try to take the tablet as soon as you remember.
If you are on fluoxetine, avoid taking it at night.
Two days is too early for a response to be seen. It takes 2 to 3 weeks for the medications to work.
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Hi,
Antidepressants are usually prescribed for many months and hence in the beginning you may have trouble adjusting to this new routine. No, it does not cause harm if taken at different timings but if taken at the same time daily the drug gets evenly distributed in the body and probably easier for it to start showing effect. Yes this drug will normalize your emotions and lift up your mood back to how it was, but this takes a minimum of 2 weeks. So be patient. Most antidepressants are best taken in the morning since they can cause sleep disturbances at night. But this would depend on what side effect you are experiencing or what your doctor has advised. Fix an event of your day that you carry out daily , for instance breakfast or just before leaving to work, and tag your medication along with this event for a few days to begin with and you will eventually remember it automatically at the same time.
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Dr A Rao
Antidepressants are usually prescribed for many months and hence in the beginning you may have trouble adjusting to this new routine. No, it does not cause harm if taken at different timings but if taken at the same time daily the drug gets evenly distributed in the body and probably easier for it to start showing effect. Yes this drug will normalize your emotions and lift up your mood back to how it was, but this takes a minimum of 2 weeks. So be patient. Most antidepressants are best taken in the morning since they can cause sleep disturbances at night. But this would depend on what side effect you are experiencing or what your doctor has advised. Fix an event of your day that you carry out daily , for instance breakfast or just before leaving to work, and tag your medication along with this event for a few days to begin with and you will eventually remember it automatically at the same time.
Hope this helps,
Dr A Rao
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