Medication Review?

The psych said that at my next appointment my medication will be reviewed because I have been on the current dose for quite a while. Said I might have to try some other medication. I'm not sure about what this review involves. If my medication is changed, will there be alot of difference in my mood and stuff while my body adjusts to the new meds? I am on the highest reccomended dose of the med that I'm on now. Hope i'm making sense.

There may be changes and there may not be. I think with every medication there are changes that you will notice. Like when they took me off all my meds in the hospital...there were definite changes that I noticed. Let's just say I'm glad I was in the hospital when they did change my meds, but I was in really bad shape and my meds weren't really working at all so I guess it didn't really matter for me.

Anyways, like with any new med, there are always gonna be some changes. I hope this review goes well for you. I wish you the best of luck.

Does anyone know if you get meds changed from SSRI's to another kind do you have to stay in hospital while they are changing them?

No, you don't have to stay in a hospital to get off an SSRI. Although some people wish they could, because withdrawal symptoms can be unpleasant. Some people don't get any.

It's hard to know just what your doctor meant by a medication review. Probably wants to interview you and figure out if you're more likely to have successful treatment on other medication than you're on now. It sounds like a positive thing.

Lar