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antidepressent med samples?
i dont know if i have a chemical imbalance in my brain.. its complicated but is there any way i can get a sample of a zoloft pill or something? to see if itll make me feel better? prob not.. bc youd have to take the pill for a long time to see results, right?
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It takes around 2 weeks for most antidepressants to take effect. For some people, it could take longer. You should talk to your doctor to see if medication is right for you. If you are dealing with depression at all, see a doctor ASAP. Medication may be best, or therapy, or a combination. Depression is very serious, and very misunderstood. A lot of people will try to tell you things like "oh, you don't need medication. You just need to get out more, make some friends. You'll snap out of it in no time!" That is not how depression works. The best thing you can do is get professional help. Whatever your doctor says to do, follow the directions. If you get an antidepressant, your doctor can prescribe just a month worth to see how it works for you. But take the whole month, don't give up on it because it can take time. Also, if you are concerned about cost, many doctors can give some sort of samples or can refer you to a clinic that will work with you on cost.
Whatever you do, please see someone before depression gets really out of hand. I ended up in the hospital having my stomach pumped about 6 years ago because I didn't get help soon enough.
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You can't get sample pills because they take a month to have their full effect.
If your doctor prescribes them for you they will moniter you for the first month at least so that is almost like sampling it, so if you find it does nothing you can stop it or try something else.
Anti depressents will only work if you do have the chemical imbalence, some symptoms of this are:
Irritability,
Depression,
Sleep disturbance (too much/ too little/ waking up at 4 and not being able to get back to sleep)
Suicidal/self harming thoughts
I would talk to your doctor about it but if you do have clinical depression, antidepressents probably will help. I have severe depression and have found the meds amazingly effective.
Anything else you want to know, drop me a line, happy to help.
Take care xx
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