Whats Your Opinion About the Use of Medication in Borderline Personality Disorder?

Question by sarahcism: Whats Your Opinion about the use of medication in Borderline Personality Disorder?
Since u were all so help full with my last q, i thought id get ur opinions on this one, again prety self explanatory,

Thanks =)
i am mostly concerned about the effectivness of using deifferent meds if any at all, all other comments though still appreciated very much and are usefull thnx
*any experiences living and coping without meds?

Best answer:

Answer by Lilith
I am BPD and take meds for that and my bi polar. I was a very typical BPD until I got put on Zyprexa which is an antipsychotic. Then I had a sort of “epiphany” and totally changed.
I know that some say meds don’t work for borderline, but I truly believe mine keep me stable and grounded.
I have not had any real acting out “episodes” for over 10 years now. I live alone and am very contented with my life.

Answer by A Cluster of Pixels
I was diagnosed with BPD nearly four years ago. Before that it was bipolar disorder. Before that it was anti-social personality disorder. And before that it was separation anxiety (I was four then). I haven’t been on any medication for nearly four years. I haven’t been in any form of treatment for the past three years. Before that I was in and our of therapist and psychiatrists offices from ages four until twenty-one. The last time I saw a psychiatrist I calmly walked out after standing up and saying, “All things considered.. I think I’m just fine.” I’m actually in court right now because I didn’t and still refuse to pay him for that session. Anyway.. I’m fully functional. Nine times out of ten I’m just as happy as anybody else. I have a family, a job, and bills that get paid on time every month. But I know I’m rare. I figured out, mostly on my own, how to work around my BPD.

In most cases I’m for therapy and against medication. But every case is different. While there isn’t a medication solely for BPD there are medications used to treat the ‘side effects’ of the disorder. And I think that doctors and their patients make the best decisions when it comes to that. Now, keep in mind, things can get ugly pretty quickly. Sadly, that’s bound to happen in the mental health field and there really isn’t much we can do about it.

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