Sorry to keep bothering you peeps. I saw a guidance document re treatment of bpd and it says that medication should not be used (only for a short term crisis eg a week). I have been on an AP since October and it has really helped with my sleep and reducing my sh/impulsiveness. They aren't going to decide that i can't have it now b/c of the diagnosis are they b/c I am sure my psych has been thinking of this diagnosis for quite some time and so put me on it when she was considering it. Sorry, rambling again.
edit - also on an AD as psych thought I was depressed aswell when I saw her the other month on top of my "personality problems"
"Everything is possible through Christ, who gives me strength". Phillipians 4:13
How do you cope with the mood swings? I swear I've felt every emotion under the sun today. I keep going from really low, to slightly manic, to angry, to irritable, to ok, repeat (not necessarily in that order). I'm all over the place.
Sometimes the way in life seems cloudy...But remember, after the storm comes clear skies
my mood swings are like that too. and i can't predict when its gonna happen. i was wondering why some people with BPD also have bipolar, since having bipolar means being depressed or manic for a long time, when with bpd it only lasts for hours or days. just curiosity.
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I am suffering from extreme mood swings, too, and it's sooo exhausting- for me and for the people around me.
My depression isn't there all the time anymore...and...BANG...the mood swings replaced them .
What can help you to control your mood stability is- as far as I know- regular sleeping patterns and regular, healthy meals but I suck sooo much when it comes to these "easy, normal" things.
I can't control my destiny.
I trust my soul. My only goal is just to be. (Rent)
I'm selfish, inpatient and a little insecure.
I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle but if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best. (Marilyn Monroe)
I'M SICK OF IT :(
Gahhhhhhh, i spend time with my therapist, we go for lunch and then she drops me back home and i feel like ****! Why can't she just stay with me all the time?!
I have an argument with my sister and i want to cut, i want to kill her, i want to crash the car or get trashed. A stupid little argument and i'm gone for a good few hours.
/rant over
Sarah, i hope today has been better. remember you're working really hard, the anxiety can leave eventually, it can just take a lot of time and work.
no reason (is it okay to call you Carrie? *is embarrassed if that's not your actual name) i've read that in a document too, is it the NICE guidelines document? most people i know do stay on medication for BPD long-term, but most people i know have moderate-severe PD, part of me wonders if the guidelines about medication were for people with more mild PD. also in an ideal world, there would be 24hr support for people with PD without medication but we're not there yet, so i guess we still need some sometimes to keep us balanced. when i was at Main House, they liked to take people off all medication because there was 24hr support and they encouraged people to talk rather than medicate. but it was also recognised that some people had problems alongside their BPD or as part of it that needed medication. like i have psychosis but it's part of BPD. someone else had OCD. so people stayed on medication for that. if antipsychotics help you manage pseudohallucinations and keep you steady, that's a good reason to stay on, at least until there is sufficient support available to support you and others with BPD whenever they need. (sorry this was long).
Becky - i really know the feeling about wanting your therapist to be there all the time. try to imagine her, imagine talking to her, or write to her when she's not?
Thanks! Yes, it's Carrie and yes it was the NICE guidelines. The AP has really helped me reduce the chaos and indirectly helps with the hallucinations because they aren't so difficult to deal with when I am calmer if that makes any sense. Sorry for all the questions but my psych said I should look into it to gain some understanding and then I could ask her stuff re bpd and also discuss with her as to whether I agree with it.
"Everything is possible through Christ, who gives me strength". Phillipians 4:13
I have a offical diognios BPD and Bipolar, the bipolar diognois was first tho. My spytoms for my bipolar ARE differant ,past mania thats lasted weeks and needed sectioning and forced meds. I've also had periods of depressions thats gone on for months. My BPD mood swings are differant lasting a few hours or at days and don't invole pyhcois (thats my experiance anyway).
Generally or I think my SI isn't related to Bipolar and is BPD unless it's sucidual thoughts/plans. My ED history and self-image/estreem issues are related mainly to my BPD.
I get obsessive over my therapist too.
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Always feel bad after therapy!
she called to say happy birthday to me yesterday, and shes meant to be off work for 2 weeks, and it just made me feel like ****.
Had some (good?) news today. My team want me to go to a therapeutic community. I'm not sure if it's good or bad news but I feel like I really need to try something else now as nothing else seems to be helping so if they can get funding then I will go and give it as much as I possibly can.
I know what you mean about the mood swings - ive been depressed for ages, but then when that lifts slightly, i cant control anything and end up going from manic to angry, upset, frustrated, anxious and everything else - its really exhausting!
Sorry to hear your having a bad day grace, anything we can help with? xxx
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