People who are struggling with mental health issues may have reservations when it comes to taking psychiatric medications. Will they change who you are? Will they come with a long list of side effects? Will they be a challenge to adjust to? No matter what questions you have about taking medications during your mental healing journey, it’s definitely okay to be cautious when it comes to your approach to care. Learning more about what to expect when it comes to taking psychiatric medications and who can best benefit from these medications is important to making decisions about using these types of treatments.
There are certain mental health issues that best respond to the use of medications as a method of treatment, including bipolar disorders. Medications are typically suggested as a plan of treatment based on which mental health diagnosis a person receives as some mental health issues may have more success with this type of treatment. Before determining if you could benefit from psychiatric medications, it’s important to get a mental health diagnosis first. This way, you can better weigh your options and determine if medication is something you want to consider using as an approach to treatment.
If you believe that medications may help you deal with mental health issues, Delray Center for Healing can help you to better understand your diagnosis by providing you with a mental health assessment. This tool will allow you to determine your diagnosis and discuss with mental health practitioners the best forms of treatment to consider for your personal needs, whether they may be medication, behavioral therapies, holistic therapies, or a combination of these treatment methods.
Additionally, many people may have previous experience with using prescription medications for treating mental health issues and have not responded well. This can be due to a number of reasons including adverse reactions, treatment-resistant disorders, and misdiagnosis. When a person is misdiagnosed with a mental health condition and is given medication for a condition they aren’t actually experiencing, symptoms can worsen and individuals can experience unwanted side effects. To combat this common issue, Delray Center for Healing offers misdiagnosis correction in order to determine a true diagnosis for patients who have experienced this. This way, people who have been misdiagnosed can recourse their plan of treatment and determine if they want to continue with medications that may be better suited for their specific diagnosis and individualized needs.
No. Any form of treatment that you will utilize is completely up to you. It’s important to remember that on your journey to mental well-being, you are your own advocate. So, when you’re determining the best course of treatment during your treatment planning process, make sure to bring up the concerns or questions you have about psychiatric medications. And, remember – you can always steer the course of your treatment if something doesn’t end up working out for you along the way. The best thing you can do is learn as much as you can from your treatment specialists at Delray Center for Healing and set a course of action based on what you know to be true.
Dr. Rodriguez founded the Delray Center in 2003 and built it on a foundation of core clinical, professional, and ethical principles that are adhered to still to this day. Dr. Rodriguez founded the Delray Center in 2003 and built it on a foundation of core clinical, professional, and ethical principles that are adhered to still to this day.