BPD Response To Mood Stabilizers / Atypicals (?)

They have been doing research into the BPD brain and seeing if there are any abnormalities. I haven't reviewed the research much but I'm not sure if its conclusive. I also wonder who is funding these studies...pharmaceutical companies? So they can justify pushing more pharmaceuticals? I have a deep distrust for this. Its a business, they're in it to make money.

I know there are people who need psych meds and benefit from them, but psych meds are no joke.

As I said SSRIs made me manic and while manic I made very bad life altering choices which can NEVER be taken back. I don't think I would have ever had a manic episode if I had not taken SSRIs. And the psychiatrist who prescribed them prescribed them like she was giving me candy, after a very brief assessment. They don't care how they can be altering someone's brain and life by prescribing drugs that person might not need?

And the anti anxiety meds nearly killed me. I was home alone, my boyfriend was at work, but I could feel myself slowly dying. I wasn't sure if I was just having another panic attack at the time but to be safe I called 911 on myself, which I NEVER do. But what if I hadn't? I would be dead. The paramedics strapped me to a stretcher, gave me oxygen and rushed me to the ER. It was that serious. Again, the psychiatrist who prescribed those meds did it after just a brief visit. At the time I was naive and gullible and trusted them. Later I told him what happened and he brushed if off like nothing. I almost died and they take it so lightly.

And I'm not saying this means that it is all the Borderline person's "fault." Quite the opposite. BPD people are maybe more sensitive, and along with that, tend to be more creative, intelligent, and intuitive than most. But put that person in a toxic abusive environment for years and years, during the most formative years, with no way to escape, and yes, it can end up distorting how they view the world. And those cognitive distortions can result in feelings of anxiety, depression, panic, etc., which are not caused by chemical imbalances, but more caused by trauma and cognitive distortions. DBT or CBT are better ways to treat this than drugs, which in my situation made me worse and almost killed me.

I have another friend who had a stroke after taking ADHD drugs. He was hospitalized for awhile and recovered, then he stopped taking the drugs and he said he functions just fine without them now. He also thinks the pharm companies push this stuff onto people just to make money, and often doing more harm than good. Not in all cases, but in the majority. Probably the number of people who actually do need psych meds is pretty small, but they prescribe them to anyone.

I'm not arguing with you. Just putting in my two cents. I feel this is an important topic, again, due to people dying from psych drugs.

I take atypical antipsychotic Latuda, which controls my paranoia and psychosis, and NSRI Fetzima for mood regulation. Before taking Latuda, I wasn't really able to use many of my DBT skills because my paranoia was getting in the way. It made a big difference within a couple of weeks.