What drugs to use for Borderline Personality Disorder?

jarad · Newbie Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 3

Hello, guys. My friend suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder. She is in serious mental condition and doctors will introduce medications in her therapy beside psychotherapy. I would like to ask what drugs are used for this mental disorder. Can anyone tell me? I would really appreciate your replies. Thanks in advance.

bondon · Newbie Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 1

Hello to you too. The core of Borderline Personality Disorder treatment is psychotherapy. Medications cannot cure it. They are only introduced as a help. They treat additional problems like anxiety, depression and impulsivity. For that purpose, antidepressants, antipsychotic and antianxiety drugs are prescribed. SSRIs that are used here are Zoloft, Prozac, Celexa, etc. Atypical antipsychotics that are used are Risperdal, Zyprexa, Clozaril, etc. Some studies even show that omega-3 fatty acids can help some patients. Your friend should talk to his doctor about treatment options. I hope it’ll work.

Aimee2123 · Newbie Joined: 01 Feb 2008 Posts: 10 Location: Virginia

I find that the best combination (for me) is Welbutron, Lamictal, and Adderall.

Most people who I've told that I'm on adderall for BPD thought it was incredibly weird but in fact adderall is sometimes used with patients with severe depression.

Hope I helped

PsyChris · Posted: 02/07/08 - 01:51 Post subject:

Antidepressants are usually used first to control the impulsivity of thoughts. Anti psychotics may need to be introduced to bring some stability to the person's thought process.

amilene · Newbie Joined: 16 Apr 2008 Posts: 1

I have suffered from BPD since I can remember. Unfortunately, it had gone completely undiagnosed/misdiagnosed for years, resulting in frequent impulsive actions resulting in hospitalizations. For years I had (occasionally) had sucidal thoughts due to horrible traumatic events (such as childhood cancer) in my life, but not frequently. I NEVER acted on them UNTIL I WAS PUT ON MEDICATION. Thing is with BPD people, we are so sensitive to emotional stimuli that psychotropic drugs that have substantial mood altering side effects, and, SSRIs for example, ESP while your body is adjusting to them, can have horrible results. Since these drugs, namely Zoloft, Zyprexa, lexapro, Paxil, Risperdal, to lithium, depakote - I have tried them ALL believe me - they F@#$ED my life up entirely. I ended up having a seizure and falling down a flight of stairs, resulting in permanent short-term memory loss - as a result of taking Wellbutrin. I have had subsequent seizures as well. EVERY time I tired a new drug, I ended up ODing, and almost dying 2 more times. If you are BPD, you ARE an impulsive person. The second you have a bad day and you have access to these drugs, you will most likely end up taking the whole bottle, and end up in the hospital. One of the main side effects of MANY of those drugs is SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, if you read the list of the 100000s of side effects they have. Doctors and pharmaceutical companies release bias information regarding the success rate of these drugs, resulting in overprescribing from doctors. Many people end up committing suicide on these drugs, I'd imagine most of them were BPD. It is very sad and unforntunate, but we gotta realize we're living in a $$$ driven socitey and doctors do get bonuses from prescribing certain medications - you are you're own best advocate and need to watch out for yourself. If you're like me, you question everything you do. NOT THIS, though, not anymore. I'm refuse to be a guinea pig. The only solution is talk therapy, introspection, and surrounding yourself with supportive, good people. BPD people have a tendancy to be-friend abusive people, resulting in more trauma, then the "need" for medication. Not true. This website is informative: http://www.palace.net/~llama/psych/bpd.html
I just don't want to see more people experience what I had to. Psychotropic presciption drug side effects most often outweight the benefits, AND SHOULD ONLY BE USED AS A LAST RESORT (aka you are seeing little green people). There are other alternatives, like DBT - Dialectal Behavioral Therapy. Or read books, like "I Hate You, Don't Leave Me." Medications, if you're lucky, they will help you MINIMALLY, AT BEST, but they are only a crutch and results are not permanent. They will also make you fat, dopey and forgetful. Fixing your behavior is the only thing that will improve your life. If you know someone with BPD, encourage them to take alternatives to medication. Otherwise, no joke - results COULD BE LETHAL. The only drug that's ever made any improvements is Adderall to help with jumpy thoughts, but that's only because it's speed and it makes you feel like you are the smartest person alive... but it's horrible for your heart and good luck finding anyone who will prescribe it to you... esp if you have a drug abuse history...

What drugs to use for Borderline Personality Disorder?

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