Posted by SLS on August 31, 2010, at 16:56:40
In reply to Anti-psychotics not mood stabilizers?, posted by SheilaC on August 31, 2010, at 16:24:01
> Ok - here's a question I don't understand... Why is it that the anti-psychotics work for me (help with my anxiety, mood, irritability, etc.), but mood stabilizers do not?
That's a good question. I think you should ask it of your doctor.
> Is this because I am not truly BP? Do I have a personality disorder? Do I fit into another category? Or is it that the traditional mood stabilizers (depakote, lithium, etc,.) just don't work for my BP?
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> Every time I have tried a top choice mood stabilizer I get very depressed.Many people with bipolar disorder do. I would not try to diagnose yourself definitively based upon how you react to anticonvulsants or lithium.
> But anti-psychotics work for me, but I am not schizophrenic.
Sometimes, it is not productive to categorize psychotropics into narrow classes. Some "antipsychotics" act as "mood-stabilizers" or even "antidepressants".
Have you tried Tegretol or Trileptal? How did you react to them? Which antipsychotic works best? Does it keep working or does it stop working with time?
You may have guessed right. You may very well have borderline personality disorder. Trileptal and Zyprexa can be helpful for this condition. I think it is more appropriate that you allow your doctor to offer a diagnosis and his rationale for choosing the drugs you are taking. Do you trust your doctor?
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