{"id":2339,"date":"2017-10-17T12:42:45","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T12:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/article\/how-fast-do-depression-meds-work\/"},"modified":"2023-04-28T17:29:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T21:29:04","slug":"how-fast-do-depression-meds-work","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/es\/content\/how-fast-do-depression-meds-work\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 tan r\u00e1pido act\u00faan los medicamentos para la depresi\u00f3n?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It depends on what type of medication you are prescribed.\u00a0There are <a href=\"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/es\/content\/what-meds-treat-depression\/\">many different types of depression medications<\/a>, and they all work differently.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Antidepressants <\/strong>are taken daily and typically take 4 to 6 weeks for people to notice a difference. If you&#8217;ve been taking a medication and it doesn&#8217;t seem to work, it may take additional time to make adjustments to your medication plan.\u00a0Some of these adjustments including finding the best dosage of the medication you&#8217;re trying, trying other medications, or even trying different combinations of medications.<\/p>\n<p>Other types of drugs sometimes used to treat depression including <strong>mood stabilizers <\/strong>y <a href=\"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/es\/content\/atypical-antipsychotics\/\">antipsic\u00f3ticos at\u00edpicos<\/a> also take about 4 to 6 weeks for individuals to notice a difference.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve tried around three different medications without feeling better, you might have <a href=\"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/es\/content\/what-can-i-do-about-treatment-resistant-depression-trd\/\">treatment-resistant depression<\/a>.\u00a0Your doctor might talk to you about trying device-based treatments like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/es\/content\/brainsway-deep-transcranial-magnetic-stimulation-deep-tms-treatment\/\">transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)<\/a> or electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The time frame for these devices varies, from just a few sessions to several sessions a week for several weeks. Ask your doctor for details about the type of treatment you will be receiving.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/es\/content\/can-ketamine-treat-depression\/\">Drugs like ketamine<\/a> are showing potential for quicker treatment of depression. These options are shown to have positive effects within one day and are currently being researched.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever medication you are prescribed,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/es\/content\/how-fast-do-mental-health-meds-work\/\">medications can take time to work<\/a>, so it\u2019s important to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/es\/content\/how-do-i-find-the-right-medication-for-my-mental-health\/\">talk through any changes or questions with your doctor<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It depends on what type of medication you are prescribed.\u00a0There are many different types of depression medications, and they all work differently. Antidepressants are taken daily and typically take 4 to 6 weeks for people to notice a difference. 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