Deciding to Get a Prescription
There’s a lot of fear and worry wrapped up in the idea of getting a prescription for our psychiatric health. There’s doesn’t have to be.
There’s a lot of fear and worry wrapped up in the idea of getting a prescription for our psychiatric health. There’s doesn’t have to be.
When we rely solely on the Bible and prayer, we deny that God gave us all of his creation for our use. Our supernatural God uses ordinary means to heal us.
There are several ways you can go about getting a prescription, and each have slightly different processes: going to your regular doctor, working through your therapist/psychologist, and seeing a psychiatrist. Whichever route you take, a chat with a pharmacist is a good idea, as well.
God uses medications to bring about supernatural recoveries. The proof? Hezekiah and the fig poultice.
Prescriptions. Scrips. Meds. Pills. Whatever you call them, medicine plays a real role in helping us get to a place of emotional stability. While they aren’t a magic bullet erasing all the symptoms of our mental illness, we should never underestimate the benefits we can derive from taking a medication.
Depression treatment involves a multi-pronged approach with common categories including antidepressant medications, therapy, education, and self-care.