Doctor Visits
What do you look for in a psychiatrist?
Someone that listens, cares, engaged with you, trust..etc
What is the amount of medication you get called?
Dosage
When should you take your prescription?
As directed, on the label
Name 3 side effects
dry mouth, food intake, weight gain/loss, etc.
What is withdrawal?
how you feel when you stop taking your medication
How early should you show up for an appointment?
15 minutes before
How do you find out about the number of refills you can get?
Label of prescription bottle
What are ways you can remember to take your medication?
Schedule, alarms, sticky notes, a buddy
How can you control your side effects?
when should you stop taking your medication?
When your doctor tells you to
What do you bring with you to a doctor's appointment?
Prescription list, insurance card, pharmacy information, ID
Name 3 things that you can find on a prescription bottle.
name, address of pharmacy, phone number of pharmacy, medication, dose, refills, cautions, address, what the pill looks like, directions/instructions
When should you refill a prescription?
A week before you run out.
Antipsychotics treat symptoms of this.
Psychosis
What information should you have?
pharmacy, poison control, closest emergency room, medication list, how to take medication, name of your doctors
What is it okay to ask a doctor for?
Extra time
Name 3 classes of medications.
Antidepressants, anti-anxiety, anti-psychotics, over-the-counter; allergy medication
What should you do if your medication causes you pain or you take too much of a medication?
Call your doctor, go to the emergency room
What could happen when you take two or more medications together?
One might enhance the other or they may cancel each other out.
What is one of the most common things that prescription bottles tell you NOT to do?
do not take while pregnant, do not drive or use heavy machinery
Name 3 things that you should tell your doctor.
Changes in insurance, address; previous and current conditions; side effects; allergies; additional medications; other doctors that you go to
What is the difference between a tablet and a capsule?
Capsules can open and they hold the medication inside; Tablets are the medication pressed.
What phone numbers should you know in regard to your prescriptions?
Pharmacy, Doctor, Poison Control
When should you expect side effects to go away?
Tolerance; Never
What is illegal to do with your medications?
Give it to someone else; take someone else's medication