Had a feeling that one of the alters might be dxed if she were a normal. Ask T today...When a person does x, y, z, we call it mania, he said. Not bipolar or several other things I cannot remember now. 💊 for manic one has effects on others in the system. We've been working to get everyone into a comfortable functioning system & drugs could mess with that. Before I head to the internet (site suggestions most welcome!) How do others deal with this? Do you take a particular drug for a particular alter? Gee, a million questions!!! Any info, please.

[amandalouise]

Originally Posted by cavaliers

Had a feeling that one of the alters might be dxed if she were a normal. Ask T today...When a person does x, y, z, we call it mania, he said. Not bipolar or several other things I cannot remember now. 💊 for manic one has effects on others in the system. We've been working to get everyone into a comfortable functioning system & drugs could mess with that. Before I head to the internet (site suggestions most welcome!) How do others deal with this? Do you take a particular drug for a particular alter? Gee, a million questions!!! Any info, please.

like stated in the other thread on this same kind of issue, my alters were not diagnosed separately from me. it was all one physical body....

another issue with me was that my having alters was dissociative related. there was no promise that say at 7am I was going to encounter something triggering so that the same alter every day at 7am would be in control to take the medications.... being funny one day my therapist said to me...

can you see it now 7 am every day on the dot you go outside into a rain storm so that Rainy will be able to take "her" medication, or at 7am every morning get into a fight with your wife so that red will take control and take "her" medication, or every morning at 7am get intimate so that thelma would be in control to take "her" medications...

dissociation just doesnt work that way in me. I had no control over when and what triggers I was going to encounter when, resulting in my having my dissociation symptoms which would result in my alters taking control in any sensible order for any kinds of treatments for"their" problems.

DID is something that happened to me not something I chose and not something I had control over. it affected every aspect of my life,

because of DID's unpredictability and that this is a situation where everyone is sharing one body and medications work on the physical levels by adjusting body chemicals like dopamine, seratonin and so on....my treatment providers treated ...me, amandalouse, the one born to this body, the one whose name is on the legal document called a birth certificate.

I was the one that had the mania meds, depression meds, anti psychotics and so on. this also helped the alters because its all one physical body. and because what I had filtered down to the alters. (since my system was dissociative related the one thing we did know about my alters is they must be able to be aware on some mental or physical levels that make it possible for them to take control when I have my dissociative symptoms. other wise they would not have been taking control/ out and about functioning just like any other human being does, in which case I would not have been diagnosed DID (diagnostic criteria of the times when I went through diagnostics)

anyway since your treatment provider is saying your alters are diagnosed differently than you are maybe you need to talk with your treatment provider on treatment options that they want you on. unfortunately we cant advise you on what to do for you, all we can do is tell you how things are done for ourselves.

[L.P.]

As a whole, we are med intolerant. So no, we don't take meds for anyone's specific issues. Just no. Meds never end well for us. We all just try to find ways to deal with our specific issues so it's not a problem to any or everyone else. Or less of a problem anyway. Then we try to be patient and understanding while whoever is working on their respective stuff. We seem to do ok with that since we all have our own stuff to deal with and we all want patience while we try to get our metaphorical duckies in a row. That's the best I got for this one; meds are just a no go for me as a whole. *shrugs* here's hopin you get more input on this one and wishing you well in this.

-Avery

Thanks....food for thought before I see my T again. Yea, one body. Thanks was feeling a little overwhelmed when I posted.

UOTE=amandalouise;5973639]like stated in the other thread on this same kind of issue, my alters were not diagnosed separately from me. it was all one physical body....

another issue with me was that my having alters was dissociative related. there was no promise that say at 7am I was going to encounter something triggering so that the same alter every day at 7am would be in control to take the medications.... being funny one day my therapist said to me...

can you see it now 7 am every day on the dot you go outside into a rain storm so that Rainy will be able to take "her" medication, or at 7am every morning get into a fight with your wife so that red will take control and take "her" medication, or every morning at 7am get intimate so that thelma would be in control to take "her" medications...

dissociation just doesnt work that way in me. I had no control over when and what triggers I was going to encounter when, resulting in my having my dissociation symptoms which would result in my alters taking control in any sensible order for any kinds of treatments for"their" problems.

DID is something that happened to me not something I chose and not something I had control over. it affected every aspect of my life,

because of DID's unpredictability and that this is a situation where everyone is sharing one body and medications work on the physical levels by adjusting body chemicals like dopamine, seratonin and so on....my treatment providers treated ...me, amandalouse, the one born to this body, the one whose name is on the legal document called a birth certificate.

I was the one that had the mania meds, depression meds, anti psychotics and so on. this also helped the alters because its all one physical body. and because what I had filtered down to the alters. (since my system was dissociative related the one thing we did know about my alters is they must be able to be aware on some mental or physical levels that make it possible for them to take control when I have my dissociative symptoms. other wise they would not have been taking control/ out and about functioning just like any other human being does, in which case I would not have been diagnosed DID (diagnostic criteria of the times when I went through diagnostics)

anyway since your treatment provider is saying your alters are diagnosed differently than you are maybe you need to talk with your treatment provider on treatment options that they want you on. unfortunately we cant advise you on what to do for you, all we can do is tell you how things are done for ourselves.[/QUOTE]

Thanks L.P. Perhaps I was a little overreacting. Patience & understanding is the way to do. Guess nothing has really changed just cuz of a word, a dx. I like hearing that there is another multiple that's not on medication. Thanks for taking the time to respond.



QUOTE=L.P.;5973698]As a whole, we are med intolerant. So no, we don't take meds for anyone's specific issues. Just no. Meds never end well for us. We all just try to find ways to deal with our specific issues so it's not a problem to any or everyone else. Or less of a problem anyway. Then we try to be patient and understanding while whoever is working on their respective stuff. We seem to do ok with that since we all have our own stuff to deal with and we all want patience while we try to get our metaphorical duckies in a row. That's the best I got for this one; meds are just a no go for me as a whole. *shrugs* here's hopin you get more input on this one and wishing you well in this.

-Avery[/QUOTE]

[kecanoe]

My pdoc thinks that different parts can need/respond to different meds. For a while I was on a bunch of meds, but I am slowly weaning off of them. I took all of them as prescribed, although I would still say that there are certain parts that need Xanax and I only take that as needed.

I did not find AD, AP or mood stabilizers particularly useful. I didn't have terrible side effects, but the meds just didn't seem to make much difference. My pdoc now has me only on as-needed meds, with the exception of cyclobenzaprine that helps me stay asleep and helps with nightmares. I take that every night.

[Michael W. Harris]

Originally Posted by cavaliers

Had a feeling that one of the alters might be dxed if she were a normal. Ask T today...When a person does x, y, z, we call it mania, he said. Not bipolar or several other things I cannot remember now. 💊 for manic one has effects on others in the system. We've been working to get everyone into a comfortable functioning system & drugs could mess with that. Before I head to the internet (site suggestions most welcome!) How do others deal with this? Do you take a particular drug for a particular alter? Gee, a million questions!!! Any info, please.

Dr. Colin Ross wrote in his book that psychotropic drugs did not work for MPD/DID patients. Basically he was implying that those drugs will not cure trauma based mental health problems. He did say that in the serious time of treatment some sedatives might be necessary.

I do believe now that all my alters have borderline personality disorder just like I do. They grew up in the same dysfunctional family that I grew up in. I did not develop appropriate social skills so I am sure that they did not develop those skills also. Every alter will have mental health problems. Some may have different problems but most will have the same mental health problems. At least that is what I believe.