Keep patients on their antidepressant, and get more out of it.
TeraHealth coaches away the side effects that make patients quit an antidepressant before it has had time to work, and runs an exercise and nutrition protocol shown to improve depression outcomes beyond what the drug does alone — delivered inside your app, under TeraHealth's own clinical protocols.
40–60%
of patients stop an antidepressant within the first three months — before the drug has had time to work
Moderate effect
on depression symptoms when exercise is added to antidepressant treatment, across 23 randomized trials
47%
reduction in depression scores after 12 weeks of structured exercise, versus 12% after 4 weeks — the benefit compounds with time
The side effects arrive before the benefit does.
Most antidepressants take several weeks to work, and the side effects show up first. Nausea, jitteriness, and sleep disruption are common in the first four weeks — and a patient who quits in that window never finds out whether the drug would have helped. Meanwhile, the exercise and nutrition protocols that measurably improve depression outcomes are almost never part of the prescription.
40–60%
stop within the first three months
60–75%
report at least one side effect, in a study of nearly 21,000 patients
4 wks
is when early side effects peak — usually before the drug’s benefit is felt
What the evidence says, outcome by outcome
The same coaching layer that keeps a patient on her antidepressant also runs the exercise and nutrition protocol shown to improve the outcome the drug is prescribed to move.
Outcome
Strongest evidence-backed levers
What TeraHealth runs and tracks
Early side effects
Nausea, jitteriness, and sleep disruption cluster in the first four weeks, before the drug’s benefit is felt; meal timing eases early nausea, and sleep-hygiene protocols help through the adjustment window. Knowing in advance that these are common and usually temporary is itself protective against quitting
Meal-timing and sleep protocols through the first month, plus expectation-setting so early symptoms aren’t mistaken for the drug failing
Depression outcomes
A meta-analysis of 23 randomized trials found exercise added to antidepressant treatment produced a moderate additional effect on depression symptoms; separately, structured exercise cut depression scores 47% at 12 weeks versus 12% at 4 weeks. Clinical guidelines in Canada and the UK now recommend exercise alongside standard treatment
A structured activity plan built around her baseline, with the volume and consistency the evidence supports
Weight gain
One of the two most commonly reported antidepressant side effects, and one of the most coachable — nutrition and activity address it directly, and the same exercise protocol improves mood at the same time
A nutrition and activity plan tracked alongside weight
Sleep
Sleep disruption is common early on and independently worsens depression — the two feed each other, and sleep is one of the few levers that moves both
A sleep-consistency protocol timed to her dosing schedule
Outcome
Early side effects
Strongest evidence-backed levers
Nausea, jitteriness, and sleep disruption cluster in the first four weeks, before the drug’s benefit is felt; meal timing eases early nausea, and sleep-hygiene protocols help through the adjustment window. Knowing in advance that these are common and usually temporary is itself protective against quitting
What TeraHealth runs and tracks
Meal-timing and sleep protocols through the first month, plus expectation-setting so early symptoms aren’t mistaken for the drug failing
Outcome
Depression outcomes
Strongest evidence-backed levers
A meta-analysis of 23 randomized trials found exercise added to antidepressant treatment produced a moderate additional effect on depression symptoms; separately, structured exercise cut depression scores 47% at 12 weeks versus 12% at 4 weeks. Clinical guidelines in Canada and the UK now recommend exercise alongside standard treatment
What TeraHealth runs and tracks
A structured activity plan built around her baseline, with the volume and consistency the evidence supports
Outcome
Weight gain
Strongest evidence-backed levers
One of the two most commonly reported antidepressant side effects, and one of the most coachable — nutrition and activity address it directly, and the same exercise protocol improves mood at the same time
What TeraHealth runs and tracks
A nutrition and activity plan tracked alongside weight
Outcome
Sleep
Strongest evidence-backed levers
Sleep disruption is common early on and independently worsens depression — the two feed each other, and sleep is one of the few levers that moves both
What TeraHealth runs and tracks
A sleep-consistency protocol timed to her dosing schedule
How TeraHealth helps
A registered dietitian and a specialized trainer build the plan under TeraHealth's clinical protocols. The Tera Coaching App carries the plan daily.
Intake
Health history, medications, the antidepressant and dosing schedule, and any labs.
Safety check
One health picture, so no plan contradicts a condition.
Plan
A dietitian and a trainer build a pre-set phase plan under TeraHealth’s clinical protocols.
Daily coaching
Meals, sessions, logs, and an AI coach — inside your app, under your brand.
Lifestyle only. The app never recommends a medication or a dose change, and it is not a substitute for mental-health care. Any dose question is hers to bring to her own doctor.
Forty to sixty percent of patients stop an antidepressant within three months — usually over side effects that peak before the drug has had a chance to work — and the generic manufacturer has no budget to fix it. A retail pharmacy can offer this as an upsell the moment an antidepressant prescription is filled — on the order-confirmation page, by text, or by email — a health plan can offer it to members already on the drug, and a patient can simply buy it herself.
randomized trials found exercise added to antidepressant treatment improves depression symptoms beyond the drug alone
Safety and clinical governance
This is the one category where the coaching layer carries a mental-health duty of care. Every plan runs under TeraHealth's own clinical protocols; the app coaches lifestyle and never touches the prescription.
Practitioner-signed
A licensed dietitian and trainer build the plan under TeraHealth’s clinical protocols. It is not reviewed by the doctor who prescribed the antidepressant — any finding that needs a doctor’s input is hers to bring to her own physician.
Auditable by design
A validated depression screen (PHQ-9, the Patient Health Questionnaire) runs at intake and at set intervals. A worsening score, or any response indicating risk, triggers an immediate, pre-defined escalation path — the app does not coach through it.
Lifestyle only
The app never recommends a medication or a dose change, never offers therapy or counseling, and never advises stopping treatment. Crisis resources are surfaced directly whenever a screen indicates risk.