Medication and its effects

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I went to the doctor today and he gave me four sample bottles of Cymbalta, an antidepressant. He said it would take 2 to 3 weeks to start feeling the effects, but I took a pill just an hour or so ago and I'm already feeling more relaxed; at least I think it's from the Cymbalta and not just a minor mood swing. I've been going through some extreme anxiety issues lately. Anyway, do you think medication affects people in different ways? Ever have that experience?

Could be placebo effect.

I've been in a similar position, but I've heard something a bit different from psychiatrists - mainly that you may feel something the first day even but that it won't stabilize into what you would feel if on a long term regimen until you've been on it for that amount of time - roughly a few weeks.

In my own situation I've done terrible on things like Effexor, enough to where I needed to pull off even within the first few days (ie. my brain went out the window/couldn't string two sentences together), things that were mood neutral like Neurontin or at a different time Concerta, worked without quite the same side effects, as of right now though I'm not on anything - mainly because most things have too many side effects and even that aside my chemistry is too inconsistent to be on a regimen of anything even when the side effects aren't there.

My advice is don't judge it all the way until you've tried it for a few weeks, I think for me Celexa was good for a few days but eventually did what all SSRI's seem to do to me eventually which is bog my mental/social functioning something awful.