Medication Management in Staunton, VA

Medication management is all about making sure you’re taking the most effective, safest medications for your condition, and that your prescription gets regularly reviewed.

Medications can play a critical role in treating and managing many different psychiatric disorders. However, over time, your requirements can change, and a regular review of your medication ensures that you’re only taking what you need. 

It’s also important to look at potential drug interactions with other medications or supplements you might be taking. You might begin to experience side effects that a change in medication could prevent. Or you might still be struggling to find a medication that works for your condition.

Medication management is a partnership between you and your psychiatrist at Comprehensive Behavioral Health, plus the practice’s clinical nurse specialist and Physician Assistants, who have advanced training in psychiatry. They are highly experienced in the science of psychopharmacology and can prescribe and review your prescription and other treatments to ensure optimal management of your psychiatric condition.

Comprehensive Behavioral Health provides a full range of psychiatric medications, as well as treatments such as:

• Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

• Spravato™ (esketamine)

• Vagal nerve stimulator (VNS)

As well as their considerable training and experience in pharmacology, Comprehensive Behavioral Health providers have a distinguished record in offering the newest psychiatric treatments available. 

CBH is affiliated with the VCOM – Virginia Tech Medical School and Murphy Deming College of Science Physician Assistant Program and provides training for the college’s medical students and residents. The psychiatrists also carry out lectures on the use of psychiatric drugs and the innovative new therapies currently in development. 

Medications undoubtedly play a vital role in treating and managing mental health disorders. However, they should form part of a carefully prepared treatment plan tailored to each patient’s needs.

Other approaches are equally valuable, including:

• Nutrition Services

• Transcranial magnetic therapy 

• Lifestyle changes

• Integrative medicine

• Stress management

Medication management doesn’t just cover the drugs themselves; it looks at the other therapies you’re receiving to evaluate whether any changes would be beneficial. 

You might prefer to minimize or even avoid medication altogether, and where possible, CBH works with you to find alternatives. 

Find out more about the role of medication management by calling CBH today, or book an appointment online.