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Applying Mental Health Medication Management Tools

By Marissa Velazquez


Many who hurt with emotional conditions need the finest treatments available. This is often in the form of a pill or tablet. Mental health medication management is a group of tools created to give a patient more control over their care. Unfortunately there is currently no remedy for bipolar disorders, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders or depression; however, drugs prescribed by a doctor have been shown to help patients lead a productive, calmer life.

Once your doctor gives you a prescription for potent pills, she or he could also send you to a psychotherapist for additional treatments. Combining therapy with pills will help balance your life. When used together these two types of remedies can help you live a more fulfilling, active life.

To insure your medicines will work, they must be taken as prescribed. Skipping a dose or forgetting to take your pills for several days will have an adverse effect on your mood and overall health. One of the best ways to remember your meds is to get and stay organized. Begin with a pill box organizer designed to consolidate the weekly capsules.

Schedule a med's filler day on your calendar every week. This is to establish a routine and help you remember this important task. Next you will want to place the capsule organizer in a safe yet visible place. This will also be helpful in maintaining a daily drug taking event.

When beginning a prescribed med for disorders of the mind, you'll want to be careful of the side effects they come with. The pharmacist can print a list of known issues with certain drugs. Since everybody's body is different there are the unpredictable additions you don't want, but you will need to watch carefully for and report to your doctor.

You'll know if your body is rejecting a new med by the end of the second week of consuming it. Any negative response is your body's way of telling you it can't handle this toxin and wants you to get rid of it. There are some drugs with side effects that dissipate within a few days of arrival. However, if the aftereffects continue, call your healthcare provider or got to the emergency room immediately.

For someone with a psychiatric condition, they may have a difficult time separating their symptoms from the side effect of medicine. Many of these are overlapping making it challenging for a patient do make a decision to wait or call their doctor. This adds more anxiety to their already stressed life, one they are trying to heal in the first place. One example is all-over body aches and fatigue. Many medications cause aches and fatigue, but so too does most of the conditions in the psychiatric realm.

Similar to taking a prescription drug for infections, anti-depressants need to be taken for the duration, even if you begin to feel better, which is the hope. Unfortunately, for many, taking a pill or cocktail of capsules is going to be an obligation they need to have for their life. Including mental health medication management tools will help with the transition. Getting better and remaining the best you can be is the goal of meds and therapy.




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