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Those who have ever taken medications for depression or anxiety, how long before it started working from your experience? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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[–] 8 points 6 months ago (7 children)

Escitalopram took only one day for me. For both anxiety and depression.

Bupropion took 3-4 weeks. For depression.

Trintellix took about 2 weeks. For anxiety.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    Escitalopram also worked quick for me, but killed my libido

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    It was my miracle cure until I switched to Trintellix. Yes, it killed my libido as well, but Trintellix is not as bad.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    Escitalopram fixed my Raynaud's at a low "taper up" dose basically immediately. Although it wasn't prescribed for that, this was just a happy side effect. I guess some SSRIs do that.

    For depression, it took about a month to ramp up enough to see a difference. It did ease the anhedonia, but it also masked my emotional flashbacks until it was too late to disrupt them.

    I also had SEVERE issues with my sodium while on it, which is why I didn't stay on it past a month. However, I don't snack or eat salty stuff so someone with higher sodium intake might have fared better.

    I would have tried to get used to it to see if the masking of the early signs of flashbacks got better as I got used to it if it hadn't messed up my sodium so badly.

    Also, the sexual side effects are real.

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