why do some medicine take an hour to kick in and some like anti depressants take weeks to work?

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why do some medicine take an hour to kick in and some like anti depressants take weeks to work?

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It more-or-less has to do with the half-life of the medication and how your body metabolizes the medication and blood levels required to be therapeutic.

I don’t think a 5-year-old would understand that but I don’t know how to simplify it any further.

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