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Why do antidepressant drugs have a gap before working?what are the biological theories to suggest this?
Question : Why do antidepressant drugs have a gap before working?what are the biological theories to suggest this?
Administration of antidepressant drugs invariably does not lead to an immediate cessation of depressive symptoms. With recourse to biological theories of depression suggest explanations for this latency period?
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Answer by beckihrh
I was told by a Doctor that they have a “cumulative” effect and they take about 5-7 days to kick in.
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#2 written by thizzer_13 1 year ago
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#3 written by NeuroProf 1 year ago
In general, any drug that takes weeks to work does so by changing gene expression. Some proteins stay around for days or weeks, and are only changed by the body slowly-thus, if you have a drug that decreases expression of a protein, you have to wait for the original protein to naturally decrease. Most antidepressant work by changing a complex system of reuptake of neurotransmitter, which requires changing the levels of a number of proteins in the synapse, so you have to wait for gene expression changes to occur, then you have to wait for the protein to be delivered from the nucleus to the synapse, and then wait for the behavioural effects to be noticed.
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#4 written by russhyy 1 year ago
The SSRI drugs like Prozac increase the amount of serotonin between cells in the brain. This is a gradual process, as they don’t actually add serotonin, they just make what is there last longer. It takes a while for the brain chemistry to change enough to make a difference. There are other types of antidepressants. Here are some good links for in depth information.
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Don’t take them to begin with get help with the problem them drugs will only harm the body and mind over time the F.D.A is only making these drug for there own money benefit. They can care less for our health. So if a doctor disagrees with this they can sue me.