Posted 3/11/2014 8:27 PM (GMT 0)
Thank goodness I am not the only one who cannot see much of a difference between BPD and bipolar. I was diagnosed with both in 2005 along with PTSD and Seasonal Affective Disorder. I can buy the PTSD, Seasonal Affective Disorder, and even biploar disorder, but BPD? That one is hard for me to swallow. I've read that some doctors even question whether it is a real disorder and not another facet of bipolar disorder. In any case, I've tried many medications. I've been on Lamictal since 2005 and have stayed with that. All these other add-on drugs? I've had enough. I'm weaning off Seroquel right now. Why? I'm not psychotic and that is an anti-psychotic drug. My psychiatrist did not tell me that Seroquel sometimes causes side effects that stay with you for life whether you're on the drug or not. Also, he did not mention to me that one can become diabetic as a result of Seroquel usage. I go to a neurologist...saw him yesterday in fact. As we talked about the issue of the migraine headaches I have, he told me in depth about some of the side effects of Seroquel. He would like for me to get off the stuff, and that's fine with me. He has prescribed Lithium, however, even though it is not FDA approved for migraines. I don't know. I'm at once elated and frustrated. The only thing I've read here that sets bipolar apart from BPD is the issue of abandonment. I have problems there. I am crushed if I lose friends, even if these are people who come into my life for just a little while and their path takes them another way. My father, though loving when he was around, was negligent and I believe my worrisome problems with abandonment stem from that. Sorry to ramble, but I am so glad I found a place to vent about bipolar and BPD. They seem the same to me.