Posted by Else on July 23, 2001, at 7:20:08
In reply to questions-borderline personality disorder, posted by MM on July 23, 2001, at 1:15:29
They tried to pin that Dx on me too. I would say stick with whatever dx gets you the most effective meds. In your case though, the same drugs would probably be effective for both conditions (BPD and BDII): anti-convulsants, ADs,etc...
In Europe they tend to consider BPD as borderline schizophrenia. In the US, it is commonly considered a form of mood disorder. One (perhaps quacky) doctor thinks it is related to epilepsy at www.mhsanctuary.com. (not completely irrational, BPD ressembles the so-called Explosive or Epileptoid personality and some epileptics can be quite labile. I don't know how much credibility can be given to the theory though. Others specialists think it is related to PTSD (I personally share that opinion considering the high rate of sexual and physical abuse in BPD patients). Another possibility is that it's the *female* version of ADD. The two disorders share impulsivity, emotional lability, tendency toward anger and inconsistency as personnality traits (not all of them, but I think a paralell can be drawn). More likely though, is that it is a one-size-fits-all diagnosis and should only be made when everything else has been eliminated as a dx possibility. Anyway, good luck sorting this out. These are muddy waters. I would stick to BPII, n it's much simpler.
> Does anyone have experience with BPD? What about the connection with bipolar? I've read some stuff, but it's kind of unclear what it is. Is it borderline schizophrenia? Is it a valid dx? If I identify with some of the traits, does that mean I have it, or should I just stick with the BPII dx? Just kinda want thoughts on BPD. I'm still amazed at how MUCH you guys know (being that it seems like most of you are not psychiatrists, but patients).
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