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Suggest Treatment For Borderline Personality Disorder And Depression

Hello, I am writing this in hope for some help in what I should do. I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder a year ago and was on Paxil, Trazadone, lamictial, and Tramadol. I began the DBT program in the summer which was 6 weeks and completed 4 before stopping. I also at that time stopped my medications cold turkey and have not been on anything since. I just started seeing my psychologist again two weeks ago. I have been smoking marijuana almost everyday since to cope with the depression and other symptoms I have been experiencing. My psychologist believes I am now dependent on Marijuana. I do not know what to do at this point. I sometimes have a great amount of energy and commitment to improving and getting better and then out of no where I feel as if there is no strength to get better. I self injured for the first time in 5 months about 11 days ago and urges have remained to self harm. I have had extreme urges to do drugs including MDMA which I had an addiction to and since recovered from along with other drugs. I feel like I can never get better or be a lively happy person. I don t know what else to do and I am really hoping someone can help me.
Sat, 29 Mar 2014
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These mood swing are part of borderline personality disorder. In that case, only DBT would not be sufficient. You need mood stabilizer that would help to control these mood swings. Better to consult a psychiatrist for medication and detoxification for substance abuse disorder.

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Suggest Treatment For Borderline Personality Disorder And Depression

Hi Thanks for healthcare magic These mood swing are part of borderline personality disorder. In that case, only DBT would not be sufficient. You need mood stabilizer that would help to control these mood swings. Better to consult a psychiatrist for medication and detoxification for substance abuse disorder. Thanks