MEDICATION MANAGEMENT
MEDICATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES OFFERED IN NORCO, CA
Medication management is one of the two primary treatments for people struggling with a mental health condition. Stella Tih, PMHNP, and the psychiatry and mental health specialists at Mercy Seat Mental Health Treatment Center in Norco, California, provide medication management for most mental illnesses. They take a patient-centered and evidence-based approach to care, using psychiatric medication to help you gain control over your mental well-being. Call the office or schedule an appointment online today. Virtual visits are available.
MEDICATION MANAGEMENT Q&A
What is medication management?
Medication management refers to the general use of drugs to manage symptoms caused by a disease. Many health conditions benefit from medications, including mental illness.
Psychiatric medications help ease symptoms and work best when used in combination with psychotherapy. However, there are multiple medications to treat individual mental illnesses and finding the right one to improve your symptoms takes experience.
The psychiatry and behavioral health experts at Mercy Seat Mental Health Treatment Center provide medication management, helping you get on the right prescription that provides the best relief with the fewest side effects.
What conditions benefit from medication management?
Mercy Seat Mental Health Treatment Center treats most mental illnesses. Some of the conditions Mercy Seat Mental Health Treatment Center treats with medication management include:
- Attention deficit disorder/attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD)
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Bipolar disorder
- Eating disorders
- Obsessive compulsive disorder
- Psychotic disorders
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) — combat-related
- Schizophrenia
Mercy Seat Mental Health Treatment Center individualized treatment plans based on diagnosis, severity of symptoms, and personal preferences. Not all mental illnesses need medication management.
Your provider at Mercy Seat Mental Health Treatment Center conducts a thorough psychiatric evaluation during your first visit to fully understand how you think and feel.
What can I expect during medication management?
You can expect patient-centered care during medication management at Mercy Seat Mental Health Treatment Center.
When starting on a new medication, your provider explains how it works and when to take it. They schedule frequent follow-up appointments to monitor your symptoms and side effects and adjust your dose or medication as needed.
Once you find the right medication to relieve your mental health symptoms, you continue on that dose, following up with your provider at Mercy Seat Mental Health Treatment Center every one to three months.
You remain on your medication until you and your provider decide you can discontinue the drug. Your provider slowly decreases your dose over a set period of time until it’s safe to stop taking. You need to wean off psychiatric medications to prevent withdrawal symptoms.
In some instances, you can stay on your psychiatric medication for years.
To schedule your medication management appointment at Mercy Seat Mental Health Treatment Center, call or book online today.