Most A/D's are SSRI drugs. Seratonin resides in the gut, so often when someone starts SSRI's they get an upset stomach and also diarrhea. It typically goes away in a couple of days. If he's doing a step-up plan (IE, the dosage increases over time) then he may experience stomach problems again when it increases. Just tell him it takes a while for these drugs to stabilize and become effective, he should not quit taking them because of some temporary discomfort. He may also feel out-of-sorts for a few days or a week, but again he needs to keep taking them so they can stabilize.
Thanks for the insight, AS! He is doing the step-up plan, so hopefully after a few days he will feel better.
Me: 27 H: 27 Together: 11, M: 3 S 2 BD: 06/24/13 Living together H: EA - unknown current status Read: DB, 5LL (slowly reading DR) Back and forth we go...
