Well, I can't speak for all functional medicine docs, but mine is not entirely opposed to mainstream medicine, including psych meds. He's tried me on a couple of antidepressants that have come out in the last few years, but I've found that he's much more willing to accept that psych meds don't work for me. All the other psychiatrists I've had just kept insisting that we hadn't found the right combination yet, despite my having been on psych meds since age 5 and having been on almost everything on the US market. I can't even remember the last time my current doc suggested psych meds to me.

I also feel like he involves me in my treatment much more than most doctors. (To be fair, my mainstream gastroenterologist is great at this too.) My experience with most doctors, particularly psychiatrists, is that they tend to be dictatorial, and they get threatened if you suggest things. And god forbid if you mention going off psych meds to any of them! But my doc is really respectful of my knowledge and recognizes that I'm the best judge of what will and won't work for me. That's been incredibly valuable.