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Borderline Personality Disorder, Stress, Anxiety. Taking Zoloft, Lamictal. Causes And Cure?

i have been told i have borderline personality disorder .Ive been really dressed and anxious ltely.I have a 21 month old and just had another who is 2 months.i am a stay at home mom and things are a bit crazy and i seem out f control someimes.could it be post-partum or the borderlline.im so sick of bein and feeling like this.i m on 100 mg zoloft ,100mg lamictal ,and1 mg ofklonopin already.if these arent working wha your opinion?
Mon, 25 Mar 2013
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Hi there, thanks for asking. The medications you mentioned work for post partum and for other kind of mood problems. I am sure that you use the medications under supervision of a specialist. It may take up to several months to see the desirable effects and most of the time their dose should be adjusted during the several weeks. Borderline personality disorder is a diagnosis that should be made with attention and after several sessions. In cases that specialist is sure about his diagnosis, a proper therapy which is a series of talks sessions (group or individual) is arranged for the person and the response is good. I wish you the best.
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Psychiatrist,  Dr. Sundar Gnanavel's  Response
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Thanks for your query. Borderline personality disorder is many a time difficult to manage for the psychiatrist. The medication you are on: a combination of mood stabiliser and a SSRI is a standard regimen to reduce your mood swings and impulsivity.
However, i would suggest that you also request your psychiatrist for DBT/Dialectic behavioural therapy for borderline disorder that can be administered by a trained clinical psychologist as it has been proven efficacious for the condition. Wish you good health.
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Psychiatrist,  Dr. Abhijit Chakraborty's  Response
I think medicines will work. you can consider to take some behaviour therapy.
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Borderline Personality Disorder, Stress, Anxiety. Taking Zoloft, Lamictal. Causes And Cure?

Hi there, thanks for asking. The medications you mentioned work for post partum and for other kind of mood problems. I am sure that you use the medications under supervision of a specialist. It may take up to several months to see the desirable effects and most of the time their dose should be adjusted during the several weeks. Borderline personality disorder is a diagnosis that should be made with attention and after several sessions. In cases that specialist is sure about his diagnosis, a proper therapy which is a series of talks sessions (group or individual) is arranged for the person and the response is good. I wish you the best.