Do people develop a tolerance to antidepressants?
“I’ve been told by some that the physician will probably increase my medication. I don’t know if I want to go that route or not. I would really like to be able to fight the depression on my own. What good is it to have to keep increasing the antidepressants? What if a person reaches a point where it can’t be increased anymore?” Antidepressants are not habituating. No one can develop a tolerance to them, necessitating the ongoing raising of same. Rather, it sounds as if the antidepressants simply needs to be titrated up to its proper clinical dosage where one achieves the most benefit. Another possibility is to look at another more effective antidepressant such as Serzone, Zoloft or Effexor.
