{"id":15328,"date":"2023-10-07T14:07:45","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T14:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sleepy-visvesvaraya.209-59-154-116.plesk.page\/?p=15328"},"modified":"2023-10-07T14:07:45","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T14:07:45","slug":"role-of-medication-in-managing-mental-health-disorders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kynetdesign.in\/watergap\/2023\/10\/07\/role-of-medication-in-managing-mental-health-disorders\/","title":{"rendered":"The Role of Medication in Managing Mental Health Disorders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People who struggle with a mental health disorder might hesitate to use mental health medication like antidepressants or antipsychotics because:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are afraid of a stigma<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They don&#8217;t want to rely on medication<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They worry about side effects<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They don&#8217;t understand how the medicine works<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding the role of medication in managing your mental health disorder or that of a loved one is important. Knowing how these medications work and the sometimes vital role they play in changing brain structure and function for the better can provide the necessary information for you to take action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water Gap Wellness Center is a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/watergapwellness.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pennsylvania mental health treatment center<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that can help. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/watergapwellness.com\/contact-us\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact us today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to learn more.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mental Health Medication Types<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medication plays an essential role in managing several mental health disorders. Studies show that medication is more effective when combined with therapy, so receiving both concurrently increases your likelihood of managing symptoms and improving your quality of life.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Antidepressants<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antidepressants are a category of medication that can only be prescribed by a doctor if you are receiving treatment from a mental health professional.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antidepressants increase the activity of specific chemicals in your brain and helping that activity last longer, specifically things like noradrenaline and serotonin. These neurotransmitters move messages from your brain to other parts of your body, and in certain mental health conditions like severe depression or anxiety, they don&#8217;t work properly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antidepressants can change brain chemistry in some people and correct a chemical imbalance that alleviates or reduces symptoms of a mental health condition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Used for:<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depression<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OCD<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generalized anxiety disorder<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phobias<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eating disorders<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PTSD<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Common forms of antidepressants:<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tricyclics<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Antipsychotics<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antipsychotics can be prescribed in many ways, like tablets or liquids. Antipsychotic drugs reduce or control symptoms like confusion, mania, agitation, delusions, paranoia, incoherent speech, or violent behavior.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antipsychotics will not alleviate these symptoms entirely, but they can help stabilize how you feel so that things like anxiety, hearing voices, or having muddled thinking go away and don&#8217;t disrupt your daily function.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Used for:<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depression<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bipolar disorder<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personality disorder<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mind.org.uk\/information-support\/drugs-and-treatments\/antipsychotics\/about-antipsychotics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schizophrenia<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schizoaffective disorder<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Common forms of antipsychotics:<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Haloperidol (Dozic, Haldol, Haldol decanoate, Serenace)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Olanzapine (Zalasta, Zyprexa, ZypAdhera)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quetiapine (Atrolak, Biquelle, Ebesque, Seroquel, Tenprolide, Zaluron)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Risperidone (Risperdal, Risperdal Consta).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Mood Stabilizers<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mood stabilizers get their name because they are designed to stabilize extreme mood problems, especially high and low mood swings. There are several groups of mood stabilizers like lithium, but individuals who receive a prescription might also be prescribed antipsychotics or anticonvulsants.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Used for:<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bipolar disorder<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mania<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Severe depression<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schizoaffective disorder<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Common forms of mood stabilizers:<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lithium<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carbamazepine<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lamotrigine<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Valproate\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Long Do I Need Mental Health Medication?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you were given antidepressants, antipsychotics, or mood stabilizers, receiving medication as part of your comprehensive treatment plan affords you the opportunity to work with a team of healthcare professionals or individual therapists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you receive medication as part of your comprehensive treatment, including other forms of therapy or holistic care, you might have a medication management service that reviews the effectiveness of your prescriptions and helps determine at what point you may or may not need to continue reliance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a few mental health conditions that may require long-term use of medication like:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bipolar disorder<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ADHD<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But other conditions could be moderate enough that learning things like coping skills and trigger identification with therapy could give you better control over symptoms such that you only need medication for acute issues like:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depression<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anxiety\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professional Medication Monitoring<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With Water Gap Wellness Center, clients can benefit from receiving personalized mental health treatment. We offer several forms of flexible outpatient programs that combine evidence-based therapies with holistic practice and medication.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clients who receive an official diagnosis and recommendation for medication will also receive <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/watergapwellness.com\/treatment-services\/outpatient\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ongoing support and monitoring from our team<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during the course of their program. This monitoring goes a long way toward determining which medications are most effective.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, out of the several types of mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, and antidepressants, it might take at least one month or several months to determine the efficacy of lithium as compared to other mood stabilizers or SSRIs for depression.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With our team, you&#8217;ll have regular contact during your therapy sessions, where you can discuss the range and severity of your symptoms. Over time, you&#8217;ll be able to monitor whether those symptoms are less severe or less frequent as a result of your medication and at what point you may or may not need to continue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reach out to our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/watergapwellness.com\/treatment-services\/intensive-outpatient\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mental health IOP<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> today to learn more about mental health medications and how they can help.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People who struggle with a mental health disorder might hesitate to use mental health medication like antidepressants or antipsychotics because: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mental-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kynetdesign.in\/watergap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kynetdesign.in\/watergap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kynetdesign.in\/watergap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kynetdesign.in\/watergap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kynetdesign.in\/watergap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kynetdesign.in\/watergap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15328\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kynetdesign.in\/watergap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kynetdesign.in\/watergap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kynetdesign.in\/watergap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kynetdesign.in\/watergap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}