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One of the difficulties that a lot of people have

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when first starting medications is that they're slow.

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They're not gonna kick in right after you take the first dose.

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In fact it can often take, you know, if you're lucky,

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two weeks to even notice anything.

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For most people it can take four to six weeks.

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You have to start low and go slow.

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So I can't put you on the dose that I think

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is probably going be the best dose for you right away

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because your stomach would be upset, you'd probably be like,

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"Dr. Curry doesn't know what she's talking about."

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You would really have to start with a low dose,

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and then we make sure that your body tolerates it.

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And you'll come back and see me,

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it could be a week or two from now, or maybe even a month,

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and then we slowly start to adjust the dose upward

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until we find a place that you can tolerate

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but that you start to see more benefit.