What are antidepressants, good question. There are so many and what works for one person does not work for someone else. Antidepressants are the most prescribed therapy for depression.
The exact mechanism of action of antidepressants is unknown, antidepressants increase the concentration of one or more brain chemicals different classes of antidepressants differ in the neurotransmitters they affect, thus comes side effects, antidepressants are effective, and for most cases of depression there is no good evidence that any antidepressant is more effective than another.
Side effects and potential drug interactions influence selection of antidepressants, and like I said sometimes the side effects are worse than depression itself. It is a long process of trial and error, of which each trial probably takes a good 2-3 months. You need to be aware not to expect to see great improvements over a very short period of time, and that it could take months and months to even find one that helps rather than hinders.
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