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These choices will be signaled globally to our partners and will not affect browsing data. We and our partners process data to: Actively scan device characteristics for identification. I Accept Show Purposes. Table of Contents View All. Table of Contents. Don't ever stop your antidepressant without your doctor's knowledge. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Antidepressants are usually taken in tablet form. Depending on the type of antidepressant prescribed and the severity of your depression, you'll usually have to take 1 to 3 tablets a day.
It usually takes around 7 days before you begin to notice the effects of antidepressants. Contact your doctor if you have not noticed any improvement after 4 weeks, as they may recommend increasing your dose or trying a different antidepressant. It's usually recommended that a course of antidepressants lasts at least 6 months, to prevent your condition recurring when you stop. Some people with recurrent illness are advised to carry on taking medicine indefinitely. The recommended course of treatment largely depends on weighing up the benefits of the medicine against the side effects.
If your illness is severe and the medicine is effective, treatment will often be continued. If your illness is mild and the medicine does not help and causes side effects, continued treatment will not be recommended. It's important not to miss any of your doses, as this could make your treatment less effective. If you do miss 1 of your doses, take it as soon as you remember, unless it's almost time to take your next dose.
In this case, you should just skip the missed dose. If you usually take that medication twice a day, it is probably safe to take your medication provided the medication in question is not insulin. Discontinuation syndrome is the result of drugs with a short half-life, which means they stay in your system for a much shorter time than other drugs. In order to prevent experiencing discontinuation syndrome, you should work out a tapering schedule with your prescribing doctor if you plan on going off these medications.
Otherwise, your symptoms should improve with your next regularly scheduled dose. While missed doses do occasionally occur, there are ways to take preventative steps so that you ensure not to miss more doses in the future. In fact, Medly makes it easy to stay on track with your medications in a number of ways. With a variety of types of medication packaging available, it makes it easier to track and manage your medications. In fact, some of our blister packs are even labeled by weekend day, or morning, noon, and night.
Your Medly pharmacists will pack your personalized blister pack according to your medication regime, so taking your meds at the right time, the right way, is easier than ever.
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