Knowledge is power
This is a phenomenon in which others treat you differently based on false beliefs.
What is Stigma?
Since you can buy it from a store without a prescription, Tylenol is known as this type of medication.
What is an “over-the-counter” (medication)?
Feeling sad, unmotivated, and hopeless is sometimes a sign of what condition?
What is “depression”?
What is the name of a group of people you trust and can ask for help in managing your mental health?
What is “a support system”?
What is one way to keep track of which medications you are taking?
What is “Make a list”?
Sometimes brand name prescription medications are available in a less expensive form called what?
What is “generic”?
Having mood shifts between feeling euphoric (very good) and feeling very bad (depressed) is sometimes a sign of what condition?
What is “bipolar disorder”?
For many people, taking what are a part of being mentally well?
What are “medications”?
Taking your medications at the same time every day is called following a what?
What is “routine”?
True or false, any doctor can look up what medications you are currently taking on the computer
False
Unwanted or unexpected drug reactions are called what?
What are “side effects”
Having to take supplemental insulin is a symptom of what condition?
What is a “diabetes”?
What is the title of the staff at OSH who have a diagnosed mental illness and can work with you to achieve recovery?
What is “peer recovery specialist”?
What is the name of a gadget that you can use to help you organize your weekly pills?
What is “A pill box organizer”?
What is the law that states you do not have to tell your employer about your medical information, including the prescription medications you use
What is “the American’s with Disabilities Act or ADA”?
Why can the same medication look so different? For example, it can be in the form of a blue pill one month, and a white pill the next month
What is the “There can be multiple manufactures of the same drug”?
Define paranoia.
“Paranoia involves intense anxious or fearful feelings that are not based in reality. Paranoia often involves feeling like others are out to harm you. Being paranoid can result in difficulty trusting others”
What is the name of the state department that can help you find employment or help you pay for education?
What is “vocational rehabilitation department”?
If you are getting low on medication, you should call your pharmacist and ask for what?
What is “a refill?”
What is the process of having your prescriptions filled automatically every month?
What is “automatic refill”?
Some antipsychotic medications can impair your body’s ability to regulate its temperature, placing you at higher risk of what in the summer time?
What is “heat stroke”? or What is “heat exhaustion”?
What two symptoms fall under the general category of psychosis?
What are “hallucinations and delusions”?
Part of recovery is knowing when you are not doing well. What are these signs called?
What are “warning signs”?
It is important to plan ahead when you go on vacation. What do you need to do with your medication before you leave?
What is “check to make sure you have enough medication for the length of your vacation”?