A 65-year-old woman repeatedly seeks medical help for her failing memory. She is first told it’s nothing to worry about, then, a year later, that it’s “just normal aging.” Until finally, the penny drops: “It’s Alzheimer’s. There is no cure.”
Early studies of zuranolone suggest PPD symptom improvement can be observed as early as three days after starting the treatment. This is an unusually rapid response to an antidepressant medication, which usually take effect over several weeks.