Mastering Your Mental Wellness: A Guide to Effective Medication Management
Medication management is the process of selecting, scheduling, and monitoring medications to treat illnesses. Choosing the proper psychiatric medication begins with:
- Understanding your medical and psychiatric histories.
- Reviewing your past and present medications, particularly noting what has been effective and what has not.
- Assessing how your current symptoms are impacting your life
- Listening to your goals to help you achieve them
Finding the Right Medication
Psychiatric medications often take weeks to start improving symptoms. Finding the correct medication at the proper dose may require trial and error.
Lab Tests and Monitoring
- Some medications require lab tests before starting treatment.
- An EKG may be needed prior to starting a medication.
- Occasional lab tests may be needed to monitor for negative impacts on the your organs.
- A few medications require blood levels to ensure proper dosing.
Collaboration and Support
I’ll work closely with you to ensure their medications are at the most effective dose, providing symptom relief with the fewest side effects.
Contact Information
Please contact my office at 757-418-6195 for any medication concerns.