When it comes to choosing a medication for depression, or any type of mental illness, there is usually a period of trial and error. Doctors may prescribe one medication, monitor the effects and if not successful in making the patient feel better, try a different medication. This process can cause a patient to ride a roller coaster of emotions during the first few months of treatment for depression until the right medication, and the right dosage, is found.
Some researchers decided to try to...
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