Roadrunner - welcome back. Glad you're feeling better. "They" say it takes 2-4 weeks for antidepressents to work, but I've always had an immediate effect too.

After double digit years, I've been unable to take anything because I cannot handle the side effects. I've been on all of them. So, I'm working things through in therapy and also doing meditation and Reiki. I've been chemical free for awhile now (even bio-identical hormones screwed me up) and I feel better. I am perimenopausal and I think that has messed up my brain chemistry - I have to watch what I ingest a lot more closely.

Of course, riding is such a blessing. I'd be really nuts without it!