Medication for BPD?

Hi, I'm newly diagnosed with bpd and was wondering what, if any, drugs can the doc prescribe to help with this? I'm already on Zoloft and Ativan for GAD, but is there anything else he might add?
Thanks!

lots but only he can tell you

I think mood stabilisers are often used too. That's what I was prescribed when I was diagnosed.

Bi polar disorder or borderline personality disorder?

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Oh. It's in your profile. I didn't think drugs were a first line for borderline. I thought it was behavior treatment that was. Like DBT which are developed for borderline. Unlike other MI you can do the work and be considered cured.

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Yeah - therapy is a better bet than drugs for borderline. DBT is excellent. You have to work hard at it, but you can learn better coping strategies.

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Again, as usual, it depends upon the individual. For some with BPD meds are very helpful. For others, meds can cause mood swings.

If think most of the time if drugs are given for BPD, then they are ones to help calm the person, such as Klonopin or Ativan.

I agree that DBT can be really good. It was originally designed for use with borderlines. The patient does need to work hard and stick to it---but it helped me a lot, along with regular therapy.

I have BPD and I take meds, I know I would feel a lot worse if I didn't take them.

I have bpd and don't take meds. I think most time therapy is the main treatment, but anti depressants and mood stabilizers are often used to help with com morbid symptoms of the disorder. Good luck !

bpd explain to me how this illness works, I genuinely don't know, does your hole personality just change at any time . Like say you may be fine in a conversation then flip and loose all track of things. NO judgment tell me how it effects you I am interested ,

Meds in BPD can help the symptoms, but do not address the core issues (which may be causing some of your symptoms).

So taking meds for it without any further therapy would be like taking painkillers for broken bone without actually fixing it, imho.

Generally BPD is a long term pattern of unstable or turbulent emotions, which can really affect your day to day activities and relationships. For me personally, my emotions can change several times a day..like for example I could wake up feeling great, but like a hour later I could feel so unworthy and want to be left alone. It can either be triggered by something very simple or also nothing at all. I also experience having no emotion at all, which sometimes is to my benefit. It's just a rollercoaster of emotions and feelings...

My husband takes meds along with therapy for BPD. For him, the meds have been very helpful, particularly with the thought regulation/rumination issues that send him spiralling. Seroquel has been probably the most helpful for him.