For my genius hour, I will be discussing How Medicine Works. We all that when we aren't feeling well, some medicine does the trick to get us better, but what's in it that makes us better? Is it really the medicine, or could it be physiological, only making us think we are feeling better.





There are hundreds of different kinds of medicine which can all have a different purpose. People take medicine like, allergy medication, sleeping medication, cough medicine and antidepressants. Antidepressants work by balancing chemicals in your brain called neurotransmitters. These can change mood and emotions. These depression medicines can help improve your mood, help you sleep better, and increase your appetite and concentration. Some people say that you can start to feel less depressed within only 2 weeks of taking  these kinds of antidepressants, however most people won’t start experiencing the full positive effects of the medicine until 6 to 8 weeks after. Though sometimes, patients dont have the postive effects of anti depressants.