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Re: Borderline Personality Disorder v Bipolar Diso » girlwiththecurl

Posted by Racer on August 6, 2007, at 23:33:19

In reply to Re: Borderline Personality Disorder v Bipolar Disorder, posted by girlwiththecurl on August 6, 2007, at 23:07:08

Let's see...

The difference between BPD and BP can be kinda subtle... The promiscuity, substance abuse, etc, stems from the impulse control problems characteristic of BPD, but impulse control can also be an issue with BP -- there's a lot of overlap. What symptoms specifically are leading you to BPD over BP? (Or tell me to get my beak out of it...)

If I were going to make any suggestions regarding the differential, I would probably say sleep -- BP often comes along with the ability to go along with a lot less sleep.

As for treatment, other than DBT, there are a fair number of medications that are said to be very helpful for BPD. The basic idea is to help with specific symptoms, so there's no easy "Oh, it's BPD, so let's give an anti-BPD" sort of path. Some medications used are atypical anti-psychotics, to reduce emotional distress and disregulation, as well as helping improve impulse control; anti-depressants, to improve depressive symptoms; some of the mood stabilizers, again to help reduce mood swings; and so on. Which would be most helpful for you would really depend on your specific symptoms.

I really hope that's helpful to you.


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