What is an adequate trial of medication?
It is important that AD medication be given an adequate chance to work before concluding that it does not work for you. If a potentially helpful medicine is stopped prematurely then you might be deprived of successful treatment. Two factors are important to consider: is the dosage of the medicine high enough and have you been taking it for a long enough time. If the medicine is not helping after taking it for 3 or 4 weeks, and side effects (if present) are not too bothersome, then the dosage should be increased. If there is no improvement by the end of 6 to 8 weeks, and the dosage has been raised, then it is time to make a change.
