Psychiatric medications are game-changers as they dramatically improve the symptoms caused by mental health disorders. As medication management specialists and experts in long-acting injectables, The Clinical Team, at Dare To Care Too in Largo, Maryland, prescribe medications and provide routine follow-up appointments through telemedicine and in-office visits. Call the office or use online booking if you struggle with a mental health disorder and want to learn more about medication management.

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What is medication management?

Medication management refers to the services you receive if you use psychopharmaceuticals to treat mental health conditions, such as:

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

You may also need medication management during treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Psychiatric medications give many clients substantial relief from the symptoms caused by most mental health conditions.

How does medication management improve my mental health?

The Dare To Care Too team ensures you achieve optimal results by:

Prescribing the medication that works for you

There are numerous medications for treating each mental health condition, and every person’s metabolism responds differently.

As a result, what works for one person doesn’t work for someone else, even if they have the same diagnosis. And sometimes, you need to try a few medications before finding the one that works best for you.

During medication management appointments, your provider fine-tunes the dose and changes to a different medication if needed to achieve the best results.

Providing long-acting injectables (LAIs)

Psychiatric medications only work if you keep taking the prescribed dose. Unfortunately, some clients forget to take their daily tablets or stop taking their medication when they feel better. But if you stop taking the medication, your symptoms return.

LAIs solve these problems. However, antipsychotics are the only LAIs currently available.

The Dare To Care Too team specializes in prescribing LAIs. They inject your medication once every few weeks or months (depending on the medication). The medication slowly enters your body, lasting until your next injection.

Monitoring for side effects

All medications, including psychopharmaceuticals, come with the potential risk of side effects. Routine medication management appointments allow your Dare To Care Too provider to monitor your health and catch signs of side effects.

What happens during medication management appointments?

If it’s your first appointment, your Dare To Care Too provider completes a psychiatric evaluation to diagnose your mental health condition and determine if you need medication management. They explain your medication options and, if you decide to take it, they send the prescription to your pharmacy.

During follow-up medication management appointments, your provider learns if your symptoms have improved and whether you have signs of side effects. Then they either refill the same prescription or change the dose or medication and send a new prescription to your pharmacy.

Call Dare To Care Too today or use online booking to schedule a medication management appointment and get the treatment you need.