Posted by ChrisK on April 4, 2001, at 15:51:46
In reply to Re: Help, my therapist is out of town » ChrisK, posted by Wendy B on April 4, 2001, at 11:37:07
Everyone addresses their disease in a personal manner. That is the only way we can. All I am trying to transfer to you is that it isn't necessarily healthy to think that your treatment has to change if you are dx'd as BPD instead of BPII.
It took me many years to find the med that lifted some of my meloncoly. Another year or so to lift the suicidal thoughts (and Attempts) with another med. It was only this year that another med helped to lift the apathy and anhedonia.
They were all a long time coming to me but eventually they worked well together.
Please try to understand that all of the meds we talk about on this board act differently on the symptoms of our disease. There is always a chance that the right med may be around the right corner regardless of the dx. The two best things to happen in treating my depression have been an anti-psychotic used for schizoid disorder and another med used for Parkinson's. My dx sure wouldn't warrant these meds but they helped me immensly.
All I'm trying to say is that you shouldn't let your doctor or yourself pidgeon hole a treatment based on a DSM dx.
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