Medication-Management-Seniors

Medication Management

Medication can be a helpful option for many people, and our providers work with
you to understand what options are right for you. As a patient, you want to be part
of the decision-making process when it comes to your own health care.

Our Areas of Specialty

The Sunflower Mental Health Clinic offers excellent outpatient services.

We treat the following mental health disorders:

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Major Depression Disorder
  • Bipolar & Other Mood Disorders
  • PTSD
  • ADHD
  • OCD
  • Substance use/disorders
  • Personality Disorders
  • Psychosis
  • Intellectual Disabilities
  • Cognitive Disorders
  • Other behavioral issues

Insurance

Our Practitioners are in network with the following insurance plans:

  • BCBS TX
  • CIGNA/EVERNORTH 
  • TRICARE 
  • UNITED HEALTHCARE
  • MAGELLAN/DEVOTED HEALTH
  • UHC/OPTUM
  • AETNA 
  • SUPERIOR HEALTH CARE
  • AMERIGROUP 
  • MEDICARE Advantage Plans and MEDICAID
  • OSCAR
  • MOLINA
  • AMBETTER
  • COMMUNITY FIRST

Self pay is also an option for clients who do not have insurance.

Frequently Asked Questions

It is a long-term process in which a professional, with the proper license, prescribes, observes, and alters medications in a way that is advantageous to your mental health.

The provider will decide whether medication is necessary after assessing the patient’s symptoms, medical history, and lifestyle.

The first follow-up appointments are usually set for every couple of weeks and, once the patient is stable on the treatment, they become less frequent.

Contacting your provider should be the first step. We can reduce or eliminate side effects by adjusting the dosage or changing the medication.

No, it is not. Stopping psychiatric drugs abruptly can trigger withdrawal symptoms. One must seek advice from a provider for this matter.

Therapy and medication often yield the best results together—one stabilizes brain chemistry while the other fortifies coping skills.

Clinically speaking, most insurance policies cover medication management appointments. Coverage is confirmed when you make an appointment.

All essential progress, mood changes, and side effects will be documented during follow-up discussions.

Most of them are nonhabit-forming if taken as prescribed. The provider will select the appropriate medication and provide the necessary follow-up to ensure the patient’s safety.

Please bring a list of the medications you are currently taking, their dosages, and any recent medical reports.

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I enjoy my section with Bernadette. She is very knowledgeable.
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The staff at Sunflower Mental Health Clinic are caring and curtious. I love the care I receive from Bernadette Murorunkwere. Psychiatric care is important to me and so is medication management. I receive both from the clinic.
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Brandon Barrera
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Sunflower Mental Health Clinic PLLC in San Antonio, Texas has been so helpful. I have one zoom meeting a month and I am able to get the proper medicine to help me live my best life. I meet with Bernadette and she is the very pleasant to speak to. I would recommend to family and friends. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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