Medication Management

Medications can be invaluable, especially when your symptoms are in the high moderate to severe range, or when they fail to respond well enough to cognitive behavioral interventions. When medication works well, children through adults report they feel more like themselves, less stuck in their anxious thoughts and better able to resist giving in to their anxiety. Research shows the typical medications used for anxiety are safe, effective and better for pregnant mothers than poorly treated or untreated anxiety. Our psychiatric nurse practitioners also use cheek swab genetic testing to determine how your body metabolizes various medications, which helps you avoid medication failures or some side effects.