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Most typical antidepressants have a delayed onset of action ( 2 – 6 weeks ) and are usually administered for anywhere from months to years.

Despite the name, antidepressants are often used to treat other conditions, such as anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, eating disorders, chronic pain, and some hormone-mediated disorders such as dysmenorrhea.

Some of these uses are FDA-approved and some are off-label.

Alone or together with anticonvulsants ( e. g., carbamazepine or valproate ), these medications can be used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ) and substance abuse by addressing underlying depression.

Also, antidepressants have been used sometimes to treat snoring and migraines.