Austin, Texas
Medication Management in Austin
Austin reads the papers on SSRIs, meditates between standups, and still cannot get a psychiatric appointment, because the city doubled its people without doubling its prescribers. Founders white knuckle panic between rounds, creatives manage mood on tour calendars, and transplants arrive holding prescriptions with no one to manage them. Medication that affects your brain should be managed, not merely refilled. shrinkMD brings board certified medication management to Austin by video, with appointments as soon as availability allows and progress tracked at every visit.
Medically reviewed by Shariq Refai, MD, MBA, FAPA, board certified psychiatrist · Published June 7, 2026 · Last reviewed June 8, 2026 · Editorial policy
Why shrinkMD
Made to fit life in Austin
We pick all of it up within days, by video from East Austin, Round Rock, or a focus room at the office, with measured follow up that treats your symptom scores like the metrics you already think in.
Travel and moves do not break care: we serve ten states, so tours, off sites, and relocations keep one clinician. No insurance billing keeps everything out of every database.
What's included
From handoff to dialed in
Many patients arrive mid treatment, a prescriber retired, moved, or simply stopped paying attention. After an evaluation and records review we can usually continue your non controlled medications without missing a refill, then begin actually optimizing: one change at a time, tracked with validated scores until the numbers and your life agree.
Visits run 15 to 30 minutes by video on a cadence your treatment sets, every two to four weeks while tuning, stretching to quarterly once stable. Side effects, interactions, and the question of whether you still need each medication all stay on the table at every visit. Labs are coordinated locally when needed, and nothing here ever touches an insurance database.
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Care and next steps in Austin
Frequently asked questions
Good questions, clear answers
Can treatment survive startup travel and tour schedules?
Usually. Visits happen while you are in any of our ten states, and follow up timing plans around your calendar.
Will you give me real data on my own progress?
Yes, validated symptom scores at every visit. You will see the trend line, not just hear an impression.
Can you take over prescriptions from my previous provider?
Usually yes, for non controlled medications, after an evaluation and records review. Switching should not mean starting over or missing a refill.
Do you prescribe stimulants or benzodiazepines?
No, anywhere. We are upfront about it before you book, and skilled with the non controlled options the evidence supports.
How do labs work with a telehealth practice?
We coordinate orders through your local clinic or lab, lithium levels, metabolic panels, thyroid checks, and review results together. Telehealth changes the visit, not the monitoring standard.
Start medication management in Austin
Call 1-877-747-4656 now, appointments are available as soon as availability allows for Austin residents, by secure video from home.
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