Are medications effective in treating mental illness? The fact that mental states can be altered and adjusted with medication is not something that one would think is possible without careful thought, and the general public would think it is impossible. Should I self-regulate or come to psychiatry for mental illness? Many people think of self-regulation first when they have emotional problems, and some of them can be regulated well, but some of them are not regulated well, so they suffer for a long time until they go to psychiatry or internal medicine one day (many people have taboos against mental illness, and always go to internal medicine first for any problems). Adjustment is possible, such as exercise, recreation, travel, all kinds of relaxation training, recuperation is also very good. Adjustment is not possible, more than 1 month (
Each person is different, some people may be more than 1 week is unbearable), or pain feeling heavy, or obviously affect work, life, you need to seek medical advice as soon as possible. Many patients suffering from serious mental illness (schizophrenia, mania, depression, etc.) have lost most of their self-awareness and do not think they are sick, and mostly require family members to help them seek medical attention, and they are sometimes forcibly admitted to hospitals. Is medication or psychotherapy the main treatment? The brain is an organ, and there are more and more drugs to regulate this organ. Psychotherapy in the broad sense is also available in outpatient clinics and wards, but specialized psychotherapy requires an appointment. Is outpatient psychiatric treatment okay for patients who are afraid of bad effects of hospitalization? Many patients with mental illness can benefit from outpatient treatment because they are self-aware (aware of their illness) and even if they are not self-aware, they are willing to comply with treatment and their families can manage them well. Outpatient treatment has a lot of convenience for patients, such as better living conditions at home, and much freedom, especially in terms of reputation, which does not cause great harm to patients. Some patients who are not treated satisfactorily in the outpatient clinic and then choose to be hospitalized for two or three months do not see any results. How do I choose a doctor when I see an outpatient? Generally, we look for a doctor who is clinically experienced and willing to think positively. After seeing a doctor in the clinic for a period of time, the effect is not satisfactory, you can change the doctor, the actual change of treatment ideas, once received a consultation call, a patient taking an antidepressant for more than a year is ineffective, the doctor for him still told her to continue to take the drug, in this case I suggest that she change the doctor to see, and one of the possible reasons for such cases is that the person has superstition about a certain doctor, see the doctor said The person may say something like “okay” when they see the doctor about their condition. Many psychiatric patients are fat after treatment, what’s going on? Many psychiatric medications can cause obesity in patients. An important task for clinical psychiatrists is to deal with the side effects of medications, such as drowsiness, fatigue, obesity, drooling, constipation, and elevated blood lipids and blood glucose caused by clozapine, which seriously affect the social function and quality of life of patients. Reducing the dosage of clozapine and adding a certain amount of aripiprazole may help to reduce obesity, etc. in patients while keeping their mental status stable. A female student suffering from depression improved her depression after taking paroxetine, but kept some irritability and somatic discomfort, because the antidepressant was effective, the doctor did not change her medication and did not make other treatments, 7
Seven months later, the patient saw another doctor who switched her to citalopram, and her irritability disappeared and her mood stabilized, making her feel much more relaxed. Patients themselves can best appreciate the significance of the management of drug side effects. If the patient describes her condition at the time of follow-up, the doctor will identify her condition carefully and deal with it actively, so that the side effects of the drug on the patient’s body will be much less.