Posted by hrguru on September 5, 2010, at 5:45:31
In reply to Re: Anti-psychotics not mood stabilizers? » SheilaC, posted by SLS on August 31, 2010, at 16:56:40
Hi SLS,
>You may have guessed right. You may very well have borderline personality disorder. Trileptal and Zyprexa can be helpful for this condition. I think it is more appropriate that you allow your doctor to offer a diagnosis and his rationale for choosing the drugs you are taking. Do you trust your doctor?
----Hey now ;) I just have to know where you heard that Trileptal is helpful for Borderline Personality Disorder, because I have not heard this. I have Bipolar 1, and my doctor prescribed this for me. It works very well. I don't have BPD, though it is sometimes diagnosed as co-morbid with Bipolar Disorder.
When there is no Bipolar present, doctors don't usually prescribe a mood stabilizer. At least, that's what my doctor told me. They usually go with an SSRI and a benzo for anxiety, or something similar.
I do agree that if there is any question as to the official diagnosis, just ask the doctor. That's what I did. I wasn't too happy with the answer of BP 1 :) but having asked the question, I figured I should be prepared for the answer.
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