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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 63607"><p>2 weeks isn't really quite enough time to see the full effect. Most doctors, from my experience, will give it a month before adjusting. The dosage may need to be adjusted and it's possible that it's just not the right medication for her. I wouldn't borrow trouble at this time. The fact that she does have good days is encouraging to me, but I'm not a doctor. I can only speak to how it worked for me. I started out on 10mg and that worked for a while, but eventually I did have to increase to 20mg. I've been at 20mg for over a year now.</p><p></p><p>Is your daughter in therapy? How long has she been suffering from depression? medications alone can only do so much. The way a depressed mind interprets information, i.e. the negative thinking, etc., becomes learned behavior and needs to be un-learned. CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) is supposed to be very helpful with this.</p><p></p><p>I know you said that your daughter isn't suicidal. However, a book called "Night Falls Fast" by Kay Redfield Jamison (a Professor of Psychiatry at John Hopkins University School of Medicine, and a bipolar patient herself) states that the rate of suicide is higher in people who are actually recovering from depression rather than those in the depths of it. It states that this is because (or speculated, can't remember for sure) that when those bad days hit, the patient fears they are relapsing and are afraid of going back to that place. Just make sure you keep an eye on her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 63607"] 2 weeks isn't really quite enough time to see the full effect. Most doctors, from my experience, will give it a month before adjusting. The dosage may need to be adjusted and it's possible that it's just not the right medication for her. I wouldn't borrow trouble at this time. The fact that she does have good days is encouraging to me, but I'm not a doctor. I can only speak to how it worked for me. I started out on 10mg and that worked for a while, but eventually I did have to increase to 20mg. I've been at 20mg for over a year now. Is your daughter in therapy? How long has she been suffering from depression? medications alone can only do so much. The way a depressed mind interprets information, i.e. the negative thinking, etc., becomes learned behavior and needs to be un-learned. CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) is supposed to be very helpful with this. I know you said that your daughter isn't suicidal. However, a book called "Night Falls Fast" by Kay Redfield Jamison (a Professor of Psychiatry at John Hopkins University School of Medicine, and a bipolar patient herself) states that the rate of suicide is higher in people who are actually recovering from depression rather than those in the depths of it. It states that this is because (or speculated, can't remember for sure) that when those bad days hit, the patient fears they are relapsing and are afraid of going back to that place. Just make sure you keep an eye on her. [/QUOTE]
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