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Desvenlafax from150mg to 200mg
Hi, I'm taking Nex20 for 3 years with some relief and des 200 for 10 days. Dosage was increased from 150 to max 200. Doctor told me that if in 15 days it wouldn't work I will reduce it. I want to know that why is ot said that it takes 4-6 weeks for antidepressants to show effect If after 20 days mostly doctors change the dose or medicine if it doesn't work. Is the 4 week period only when new meds are started. Plz answer in a bit detail
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Dr. Khushboo Dewani
Addiction Psychiatrist
10 yrs exp
Bangalore
The antidepressant do take 4-6 weeks on their highest tolerable dose to show some effects. But practically when the symptoms are causing a dysfunction the practitioners try to find maximum relief in the fastest way possible thus the changes are frequent. Also if you do not show any improvement in first 4 weeks it’s unlikely that there will be a change in another 2. Please see your psychiatrist to understand why a particular drug was chosen for you
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