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Assistant Professor in UNC Women's Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, Chapel Hill, NC
- Antidepressants Are Not Just For Depression.
- Antidepressants Should Make You More—Not Less—Like yourself.
- Antidepressants Won’T Make You A “Zombie.”
- Antidepressants Take Four to Six Weeks to Reach Full Effectiveness.
- It Might Require Trial and Error to Find The Right Antidepressant For you.
- Doctors Can Help with Antidepressant Side Effects.
Antidepressants are a class of drug that includes selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs, such as Zoloft, Lexapro and Prozac); serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs, such as Cymbalta and Effexor); and atypical antidepressants (such as Remeron and Trintellix). These drugs might be called “antidepressants,” but they also wor...
People are often concerned that taking a psychotropic drug (that means it acts on the brain) will change who they are, Dr. Cox says. “Medication should not change your personality. That is never the goal,” she says. “The goal is to feel like yourself but rid of the problematic symptoms—to not feel totally overwhelmed with depression or anxiety.”
Again, the goal is to help you enjoy your life, not to numb you. “If somebody feels in a daze or zombielike, that can mean the medication is too high, and we need to lower the dose,” Dr. Cox says. But sometimes people actually feel dazed or foggy because of high levels of anxiety or depression, she says, and taking medication helps them feel more c...
When you start taking an antidepressant, you probably won’t feel better right away. It takes about a month and a half for the medication to build up in your body, and your doctor will increase your dose gradually, Dr. Cox says. People sometimes get discouraged when their medication doesn’t work quickly, but patience is key, she adds. For fast-actin...
Just as not every therapistmatches with every person, not every antidepressant will work for everyone who tries it. You might try one antidepressant and not feel better after a few months, and then switch to another similar antidepressant that works for you. Doctors also have a tool called GeneSight, in which they take DNA by cheek swab that is ana...
Most antidepressants are well tolerated, but side effects are a possibility. When first starting antidepressants, some people have mild stomach upset, headache or fatigue, but these side effects often diminish in the first few weeks as the body adjusts. Some people gain weight, though many stay “weight neutral,” and some even lose weight, Dr. Cox s...
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Giselle Corbie, Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs. gcorbie@med.unc.edu. Executive Assistant: nay_jackson@unc.edu. Leah Cox, Vice Provost for Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer.
Jan 31, 2022 · Alumni faculty member Dr. Elizabeth Cox is an Assistant Professor within the UNC Center for Women's Mood Disorders #alumni #faculty #maternalmentalhealth
UNC and across the world. The outstanding editor of this handbook, Dr. Elizabeth Cox, is one of our most skilled perinatal psychiatrists and a highly productive fac-ulty member. She is also a graduate of our UNC Psychiatry Residency Program, who was inspired by working with perinatal women and their families and has
