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Psychotropic Medicine Therapy
With a wide range of expertise, we are able to holistically treat our patient's conditions whether they originate from a single factor or combinations of many.
Medicine Prescription
Psychiatric medications influence the brain chemicals that regulate emotions and thought patterns. They’re usually more effective when combined with psychotherapy. In some cases, medicines can reduce symptoms, so other methods of a treatment plan can be more effective. For example, a medication can ease symptoms of depression like loss of energy and lack of concentration, allowing an individual to engage more in talk therapy.
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However, predicting who will respond to what medication can be difficult because different medications may work better for one person than for another.
Courtesy of the National Alliance on Mental Illness
Medication-Assisted Treatment
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for substance disorders related to prescription pain relievers.
Typically used treatments have a “ceiling effect,” so the problematic effects level off even with further amount increases, which reduces the risk of misuse, dependency, and side effects. This therapeutic approach helps people who take the medication abstain from others that are risky.
​Symptoms of substance use disorder include:
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Being unable to quit using prescription medications or related substances despite problems with health and relationships
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Needing more medications or substances to achieve the same effect
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Going through these symptoms (sweating, shaking, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, body aches, anxiety, irritability, runny nose) when affected
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Spending the majority of time using or finding a way to use medications or related substances
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Having a desire but an inability to decrease the amount of medications or related substances used
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​Giving up enjoyable activities in order to use medications or related substances
Courtesy of the National Alliance on Mental Illness
Spravato
Esketamine (Spravato) is an intranasal medication that works in the brain. It is approved for the treatment of treatment-resistant depression (TRD) in conjunction with an oral antidepressant. It is also FDA-approved for major depressive disorder (MDD) with suicidal thoughts and behavior.
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Symptoms of depression include:
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Depressed mood - feeling sad, empty, or tearful
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Feeling worthless, guilty, hopeless, and helpless
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Loss of interest or pleasure in your usual activities
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Sleep and eat more or less than usual (for most people, it is less)
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Low energy, trouble concentrating, or thoughts of death (suicidal thinking)
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Physical aches and pains such as headaches, stomach issues, or muscle pains
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Psychomotor agitation (‘nervous energy’)
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Psychomotor retardation (moving and thinking in slow motion)
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Suicidal thoughts or behaviors
Courtesy of the National Alliance on Mental Illness
