{"id":35261,"date":"2019-12-05T17:26:10","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T17:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=35261"},"modified":"2019-12-05T17:26:10","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T17:26:10","slug":"psych-meds-like-advil-but-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/psych-meds-like-advil-but-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Psych meds: like Advil, but better"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s an incredible amount of stigma surrounding psychiatric medication. Sure, people are growing to accept mental illness as, well, an <\/span>illness<\/span><\/i>, but as ironic as it might be, the idea of taking meds still makes people uneasy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019re not lazy for going on meds. They don\u2019t magically solve all of your problems, but they do make your days easier to handle, the way they were before you became ill.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s alright to need it. Once the ball gets rolling and you\u2019re put into treatment at a private or NHS hospital, you\u2019ll most likely be assigned a psychiatrist– a doctor that handles psychiatric medication.<\/span><\/p>\n

Make sure you\u2019re communicating with your psychiatrist. Once you start a new medication(s), you will likely see them once every one to two weeks to make sure you\u2019re responding correctly. From there on out, you\u2019ll see them roughly once a month for check-ups.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, they take 3-6 weeks to kick in and tend to have side effects, though they do eventually wear off completely or lessen to the point they\u2019re no longer disruptive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They vary from medication to medication, but here are a few common ones:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n