Depression: How Medicine Can Help ?

Q.How will my doctor choose an antidepressant for me? Your doctor will probably think about the following 10 points when choosing an antidepressant medicine for you: If you were depressed before and a certain antidepressant worked well, that antidepressant might be the right choice of medicine for you again. If any of your brothers or sisters, parents, uncles or aunts had depression and a certain antidepressant worked well for them, that medicine might work for you too.

A.The choice of an antidepressant depends on your health. If a certain antidepressant would have a bad effect on a health problem you have, that medicine wouldn't be the right choice for you. Antidepressants may cause side effects. The right medicine for you may be the one that gives you the fewest side effects. The choice of an antidepressant depends on how often you have to take it. The less often you have to take the medicine, the easier it is for you to take all the doses you need to treat your depression. Some antidepressants cost more than others. Your doctor will choose an antidepressant that works for you and that you can afford. Your doctor will want to choose a medicine he or she has experience prescribing. Your doctor will choose an antidepressant that will help you with symptoms like sleeplessness, anxiety and lack of energy. If you're taking other medicines, your doctor will consider how an antidepressant will work with these other medicines. Your doctor will let you know how long to take your antidepressant. If this is the first time you have been treated for depression, you will probably continue to take this medicine for about 6 months after you begin to feel better. If this is the second time you've been depressed, you might keep taking the medicine for at least a year. Depression that comes back a third time may require you to continue taking an antidepressant for a long time. You should not drink alcohol because it might have a bad effect on you. You might be strongly affected by even a little bit of alcohol when you're taking an antidepressant.

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