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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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[–] 7 points 6 months ago (4 children)

They never worked. For some unlucky people, anti-depressants just straight up don't work. If you're new at it, keep at it, but if it's been a few months it might be time to switch medication. if you've already switched a bunch of times, they might not work for you and your only option is probably therapy

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    "Some unlucky people" turns out to be 85% of people with depression. What that suggests to me is that depression is a syndrome with multiple causes, and typical antidepressant drugs treat one of them.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 6 months ago* (1 child)

    Seems to only mention SSRI specifically, not about antidepressants in general

    Also this: "suggested that the active ingredients in 10 of the most popularly prescribed antidepressant medications made a meaningful difference in only 15 percent of the patients who took them, almost always in those patients suffering from the most severe depression"

    So yeah... that's me lmfao...

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago*

    There actually are other options for treatment-resistant depression, which is defined as depression that has little or no response to standard treatments like antidepressants.

    • Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS): uses magnetic currents to stimulate the brain while awake, typically provided 5x per week for 6 weeks (although there are now newer protocols that are much shorter in duration)
    • Ketamine: a general anesthetic drug typically provided via a nose spray 1-2 times per week for 8 weeks
    • Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): uses electricity to induce a small seizure in the brain under sedation, typically provided 2-3 times per week for 3-4 weeks

    Source: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/in-depth/treatment-resistant-depression/art-20044324

    I try to spread the word about these treatments when I can because TMS helped me immensely after trying just about every antidepressant out there with no luck.

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