Can Anything Work? I've Tried Everything.

Written by Dr. Leland Heller

QUESTION:

Dear Dr. Heller,

I have been diagnosed with BPD or CPTSD and have been going to therapy steadily for 2 years. I have used Prozac, Paxil, Remeron, Neurontin, Topamax, imipramine, Ativan, Effexor, Serzone, Celexa and even Seroquel. DBT therapy was difficult I couldn't continue. EMDR gave some marginal relief with the anger component, but nothing else.

It seems I am at the end of my rope and I can't see living like this anymore, where every moderately stressful event triggers physical and emotional anxiety for days.

I'm a 47 yr old male with no family or friends, (due to this disorder). What else can be done?

DR. HELLER'S ANSWER:

You haven't been on the most important medication combination, Prozac followed a week later by Tegretol. It's an incredible combination. The screening test may help to find other diagnoses that also need to be treated. Treating them all is crucial.

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