Hello @fw8904991 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You have certainly articulated your feelings about medication effectiveness well. Being able to articulate feelings such as these can be a tremendous benefit in dealing with mental health issues. Congratulations on this wonderful skill, it should serve you well!

I'm sure many people who take meds for physical and/or mental health disorders wonder, as you do, if they are really working. Often the prescribing physician can provide you with some information as to the time it will take for a med to build up in your bloodstream and become effective. Generally, meds are just one part of the treatment plan for mental health issues. Talk therapy is also necessary.

Are you also involved in therapy? Have you asked your doctor about the length of time needed for your meds to become effective?