QUESTION:
Dear Dr. Heller,
I have BPD and they want to put me on an antidepressant and anti-anxiety drug. Is this standard treatment?. I don't want to take medication. I've had very bad experiences with them in the past. Please reply, I'm terrified Have A Nice Day!
ANSWER:
I can't comment on whether any specific medication being prescribed for you will
work or not, but I can tell you medication is standard treatment and your life will likely
be full of needless misery unless you take medication. The medical treatment of the BPD sheet I use for my patients along with the dysphoria instruction sheet are available on my Website. There
is a great deal of information available for you in this regard about medications.
It's often not just the medication, but how they interact with other diagnoses -
especially the GAD and PTSD, the sequencing, and dosing. I highly encourage you to review
the
screening test I use for my patients, and the books
I've written may give you the information you are looking for to make a wise
decision.