What are as needed medications?

As needed medications are not considered long term solutions, but are instead used as an additional aid to manage acute symptoms. Most of our as needed medications are meant to treat anxiety, depression, and insomnia. There is a maximum of 30 tablets that can be prescribed within a month. 

As-needed medications are billed separately from your subscription cost, as is the case with other medications. The cost of these medications varies from $10-$50 through our partnered pharmacy, CerebralRX. Your prescriber can let you know the exact price of your medication during your session. These costs may increase when the medication is being sent to your local pharmacy, and Cerebral has no control of the cost there. You’ll need to agree to the extra costs for the medication before getting them sent to you. If you wish to take brand name medications through your local pharmacy, you can use GoodRx free coupons for medications to reduce the cost of any listed medications.

Check with your Prescriber if you’re interested in a particular as-needed medication, keeping in mind that there is no guarantee that your Prescriber will administer any medications. Medications are provided based on your Prescriber’s clinical evaluation, which consists of their substantial experience, education, and industry standard. 

If you’re using an as-needed medication daily, please contact your Prescriber so you can discuss other alternatives to help manage your symptoms.

If you have additional questions, feel free to contact us and we would be happy to assist.

• Send us a message from your account
• Call us at (415) 403-2156
• Email us at support@cerebral.com

Thank you for being our client and trusting us with your mental health care. We hope this article was helpful, and our Support team is always here for assistance!