Posted by ixus on April 2, 2005, at 2:07:19
In reply to Borderline Personality Disorder and MAOIs, posted by ed_uk on April 1, 2005, at 18:44:47
> To anyone who has borderline personality disorder or 'borderline traits'...........
>
> Have you ever taken Nardil or another MAOI?
>
> Did it..............
>
> Reduce rejection sensitivity?
> Reduce anger/hostility/outbursts?
> Reduce bitterness or feeling of hatred directed towards yourself or other people?
> Reduce sensitivity to criticism?
> Allow you to have more stable relationships with other people?
> Make you less demanding of other people?
> Stabilise or improve your self-image?
> Reduce impulsivity?
> Reduce self-destructive behaviour?
> Improve/stablise your mood?
>
> Ed xI had a diagnosis of BPD. However it was while I was taking high dose of selegiline ;-)
It seems selegiline may put depressed one in "BPD state".
There is no borders in medicines. Atypical depression/dysthymia has many common symptoms with BPD.Find below effects on tranylcypromine:
> Reduce rejection sensitivity?
Yes> Reduce anger/hostility/outbursts?
Yes> Reduce bitterness or feeling of hatred directed towards yourself or other people?
N/A> Reduce sensitivity to criticism?
Yes
> Allow you to have more stable relationships
> with other people?
No effect
> Make you less demanding of other people?
N/A
> Stabilise or improve your self-image?
Yes
> Reduce impulsivity?
Yes
> Reduce self-destructive behaviour?
N/A
> Improve/stablise your mood?
Yes
>
/ixus
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