Patience In Medication Effects
Starting a new medication can come with a lot of uncertainty.
This short discusses how difficult it can be to judge whether a medication is actually helping when you first begin taking it. Some medications take time to reach their full effect, and during that adjustment period it can be easy to second-guess yourself—wondering whether you’re genuinely improving, simply having a better day, or experiencing some kind of placebo effect.
That uncertainty is one reason patience and communication with your doctor matter so much.
It’s generally important to follow the treatment plan you’ve been given…
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