What medications have or haven't worked for you?

My MD kept prescribing me bipolar meds, and BPD patients are often given bipolar meds, so here is the breakdown of what I've taken over the past few years.

Lamictal: Increased my depression. Abilify: Was initially amazing, evened out my mood swings, decreased my sex drive into nothingness, then made me extremely suicidal at the lowest dose. Definitely do not recommend. Celexa: I liked it, but was at a low dose. Only gave it a few months before wanting to switch to something stronger, so can't give much input. Topamax: Currently at the highest prescribed dose. Is a mood stabilizer. Seems to be the best so far, gives me a side effect of infrequent tingling in my legs, does make me feel more stable but not extremely so. I do have a severe case of BPD, however. Wellbutrin: Currently on 400mg a day. Definitely feeling happier on this. Also decreasing my appetite, but also decreasing my sex drive.

My current combo of Wellbutrin/Topamax is making me feel a little disinterested/robotic and my partner is noticing but it's decreased my outbursts/splitting to a few episodes a month, so that's progress. I was having a few a week.

Hope this helps!

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