Medication therapy is often an essential part of a successful treatment plan. When a patient is experiencing significantly disabling symptoms such as major recurring depression or debilitating anxiety, chemical mediation may be necessary to achieve stability or to ensure full remission of symptoms. 

Medications alone, however, are rarely the sole solution. You will want to work together with your provider to cultivate other mental health supporting strategies equally as critical to your well-being. Consideration of stress load, eating and sleeping patterns, exercise routine, relaxation practices and interpersonal skills often reveal opportunities for shifts in daily habits that may significantly improve the quality of your life. And in recent years one of the benefits of social media is the rise of online communities where individuals support one another in the championing of these goals.