the Best Meds For Bipolar I Mixed/anxiety/borderline ? Posted: 05-25-07 14:27pm
Hi all. I am about to go see a new
Psychiatrist and would like to know what
worked for those of you out there with a
similar diagnosis. That way I may have
some input for the Doc as I like to have
some knowledge in what they are
prescribing before agreeing to take it as
I've been down this road many times before
and have taken many things.
I know there's a right combo for me out
there somewhere, I just have yet to find
it. So I would like to hear from people
who actually have experience in dealing
with taking (not just prescribing) these
meds so I'm a little more informed.
Please I ask for your help as I have been
dealing with "being sick" my whole life
and I finally want to be able to lead a
somewhat normal life. So far I have yet to
do that because I went so long without
being properly diagnosed and was given
SSRIs and SNRIs without Xanax or Mood
Stabilizers.
I apologize for this being so long it's
just I am so desperate and really need
someone's help. Any information would be
greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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Rachel B
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 6 Location: PA
Not That I've Taken Any But... Posted: 05-25-07 14:44pm
I know you said you wanted to hear from
people who had experience taking meds and
that's not me but I've been a psych nurse
for 21 years. I mean, anxiety...it
depends, if you don't have any addiction
potential a little bit of Ativan twice a
day could help but there are lots of other
things that work just as well. CBT,
relaxation techniques, yoga...just to name
a few. There are no meds for borderline
personality disorder. That doesn't mean
that doctors don't throw every conceivable
med at them. And you might feel like it's
working for a little while but personally,
I think there's a lot of placebo effect
going on. As far as bipolar, I don't
know...I'd have to know your symptoms,
your age, etc. Most of the mood
stabilizers have pretty bad side effects
(I wouldn't want to be on them) but
certain ones do work for certain people.
That's the problem with all of
psych...there's something out there (meds,
therapy, foods, exercise, really pretty
much anything will work for some person,
somewhere) that'll probably work. The
trouble is finding it. There's no magic
formula.
