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Will anti depressants take effect immediately after you have taken it for a couple of days?
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Not likely: The lag time before an initial therapeutic response to antidepressants is observed has been thought to be between two and six weeks. However, in some patients a third of the maximal therapeutic response can be achieved after one week, which portends a good outcome.
Answered 10/4/2016
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