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What antidepressant/anti-anxiety medication works the fastest?
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It can take 6 weeks : For medications to work. Medication work 45% of time, therapy work 35% of the time , together they can work 85% of the time.
Answered 5/7/2016
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Antidepressants: All antidepressants take time to work (4-6 weeks) & have side-effects. Tolerance & side-effects differ in different people.
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