They increase the prevalence of 'feel good' chemicals at where they are needed in the brain. I wrote a reply regarding this very recently so I'll link you to that.
It can take anti-depressants up to 4 weeks to have their full effects. Sometimes side effects can be seen for the first 2weeks, quite often longer. They can also increase the feelings/ thoughts of SH/ suicide in the interim too. Really, the best thing for you to do is discuss this with your doctor and see. Often the best thing is therapy or counselling +/- anti-depressants in the meantime if needed though often waiting lists for therapy/ counselling are really long.
Last edited by Animad : 30-10-2009 at 12:22 PM.
Reason: Got confused and wrote thread instead of brain... hmmm
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