
How Long Does Depression Take To Get Cured?

May take a couple more weeks
Detailed Answer:
Hi, thank you for using Healthcare Magic. Many antidepressants take a few weeks to start working. He still had some in his system so it may only be another week or two for him to get back to normal levels.
The fact that you have noticed some improvement with him being on the pills again just for a week is reassuring. Different people process drugs differently in the body, and it appears your boyfriend is processing it quickly.
A patient on long-term antidepressants can sometimes have a remission of the disease, in which case they might be able to get off the medicine for awhile. Unfortunately this does not appear to be the case for your boyfriend. He might have to continue them indefinitely.
Hope this answers your query. If you have further questions, I would be happy to answer them.


Perhaps a week or so to start working
Detailed Answer:
Antidepressants work by changing the metabolism of neurotransmitters in the brain. These changes take a little time. That is the reason for the delay.
He probably already has a therapeutic level of the drug in his blood. Whether he's taking short or long time release pills doesn't matter. It's however long it takes for the drug to get into the brain and start the sequence of changes in the neurotransmitter action.
He is already showing some response. I am estimating it should not take MORE than a maximum of a couple weeks for the full effect, and probably much less. There is no way to pin an exact time on it, however. Hope this helps.

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