Symptoms of a Drug Prescription
Mental Health ♥ Mom’s Story
Prescription Prescriber
February 15, 2024 by Nikki and Anne Heart ♥ Mom’s Story: Prescription Prescriber
Although we wrote this post together, we have chosen to present the following journey through Mom’s eyes.
Who has a license to prescribe prescription drugs?
Growing up, I went to a medical doctor when I needed a prescription drug prescribed to me. A doctor was the only one who could prescribe a medication.
When my daughter, Nikki, began her journey, the first person who prescribed a drug to her was a nurse practioner.
Whether or not this nurse practioner was inept or incompetent in treating patients, or the training to prescribe drugs wasn’t adequate enough for the medical task, is questionable. But we do know that the medical treatment she provided my daughter was far from acceptable.
Her prescription treatment plan for my daughter was trial and error. Most of the time, it consisted of the sample medication she had available.
Unfortunately, it took years to realize that this nurse practioners drug treatment plan was far from beneficial.
Over the years, we came to realize that she had limited knowledge in the drugs she prescribed including all the effects the drugs could have on someone. We also recognize that she never prescribed the necessary blood testing, nor did she acknowledge drug combination effects.
It was at the time Nikki switched to a new healthcare provider, we became aware of how limited and incomprehensible her medical notes were. In fact, the new healthcare provider stated that her medical notes were basically worthless.
Prescribing medication should be considered an extremely serious medical task requiring the knowledge to go with it.
During my daughter, Nikki’s journey on prescription drugs, we became very aware of how powerful mental illness medications are.
In some instances, prescription drugs for mental illness can have a positive effect on someone’s life.
However, as in the case of my daughter, it can have severe negative effects lasting after stopping the prescription drug.
Important facts to know about your healthcare provider:
- Education and training are less to become a nurse practioner than a medical doctor.
- Education and training are less to become a physician assistant than a medical doctor.
- In all 50 states nurse practioners can prescribe medication to some degree.
- In some states, nurse practioners can prescribe medication without the supervision of a medical doctor.
- In the past, a physician assistant worked directly under the supervision of a medical physician. Recent changes in some states are eliminating this requirement of supervision and a physician assistant may provide treatment without the supervision of a medical doctor.
- Physician assistants can prescribe medication under the scope of their supervising physician. (In some states, a supervising physician may no longer be needed.)
Note: Be aware of your state current law regarding who can prescribe medication.
Medication prescribers for mental health:
- Psychiatrists
- Nurse Practioners
- Primary Care Physicians
Awareness is key to a successful treatment plan:
As from personal experience, obtaining an accurate diagnosis as well as an appropriate treatment plan is especially important to your well-being.
So when being prescribed medication, knowledge and training of the healthcare provider should be extremely important factors for you to consider.
Sources used:
- AMA, What’s the difference between physicians and nurse practitioners? | American Medical Association (ama-assn.org) accessed February 12, 2024.
- Nurses.org, Can a nurse practioners prescribed medication, access February 13, 2024.
- AMA, What’s the difference between physician assistants and physicians? | American Medical Association (ama-assn.org), accessed February 13, 2024.
- NAMI, Type of Mental Health Professionals, accessed February 13, 2024.
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Note: All information in “Nikki’s Story” are based on detail journals covering seven years of Nikki’s life on prescription drugs.
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