ARE OTHER PHYSICIANS TREATING THE BPD MEDICALLY? Ask The Doctor Dr. Leland Heller Biological Unhappiness ARE OTHER PHYSICIANS TREATING THE BPD MEDICALLY? Question: Are you aware of any physicians treating BPD medically, as you do? I would appreciate any assistance you can provide. Dr. Heller’s Answer: There are a few, but they don’t know which medications to use and they try them all. There is a false belief that no medications work well. The literature shows many medications work somewhat. The BPD needs a combination of medications. The Prozac (fluoxetine) / Tegretol (carbamazepine) combination with as needed Haldol (haloperidol) is amazing. If the Haldol (haloperidol) doesn’t work, I’ll advise another Tegretol (carbamazepine) dose and if that doesn’t work Risperdal (risperidone) 3mg will make all dysphoria (anxiety, rage, depression and despair) go away 24 hours later. Unfortunately there aren’t any studies with combinations and as needed medications. Rarely a BPD patient will respond to an alternate medication such as Effexor (venlafaxine) (particularly in high doses), but most don’t. Individuals with the BPD usually have other diagnoses, especially ADHD, the generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorders, and occasionally bipolar. These need to be treated as well because everything you have wrong with you makes everything else you have wrong with you worse. I wish funding could be arranged to study the protocols I use in BPD treatment. I know they work, as do my BPD patients and their families. The literature backs them up individually, and one in combination (Prozac (fluoxetine) with Zyprexa (olanzapine) ) which I often prescribe for the first 3 days. The success rates for this regimen, including the as needed medications is truly amazing. The only way that the medical community can become aware of it is for a good, peer reviewable study to be performed with that approach. Millions of people would benefit from this study. 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Ask the Doctor Home MENU: Screening Test “Ask the Doctor” (BPD)Borderline Personality Disorder Annual Updates Biological Unhappiness Disorders & Official Criteria Dr. Heller’s C.V. & Picture How Dr. Heller Got Involved If You Want to See Dr. Heller as a Patient Testimonials Table of Contents for the Book ‘Biological Unhappiness’ How to Order “Life at the Border” Why Read ‘Biological Unhappiness’? Goals AD(H)D and Relationships BPD, Bipolar or ADHD? Suicide What if BuSpar makes me anxious or ill? A Suicide Attempt Per Minute in the US Grandparents raising Grandchildren Information About Children What Signs are there that Someone May ‘SNAP’? TV & Cartoon Characters with Depression & Other Disorders Dr. Heller’s Office Website Dr. Heller’s Lectures Mentally Healthy People Retraining the Brain Today is a Gift Reviews Links Webrings Site Index Home Video DVDs now available! You can watch and listen to Dr. Heller in the comfort and convenience of your own home. Provides full explanations and treatment descriptions of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) – 90 minutes, other Biological Unhappiness disorders – 90 minutes. Click here to find out more about Dr. Heller’s educational videos. “Biological Unhappiness” “Open this book and it will open your mind. By combining proven medical procedure with hope and inspiration, Dr. Heller has made a significant difference in thousands of patients who had little hope for recovery. “Biological Unhappiness” contains critical information for those who have lost hope.”Zig Ziglar, motivational speaker, author, See You at the Top, Over the Top, Success for Dummies, Raising Positive kids in a Negative World. Dr. Leland Heller Dyslimbia Press, Inc. 1713 US Hwy 441 N, Suite E Okeechobee, FL 34972 863-467-8771 Email: Hours: M-Thu. 8:30AM-5PMFri. 8:30AM-12 Noon*(*During November through April, the office is open until 3PM on Fridays.) All material not explicitly credited otherwise is copyrighted © 1999-2011 Dr. Leland Heller. All Rights Reserved. May not be duplicated without the permission of Dr. Leland Heller or Dyslimbia Press. Biological Unhappiness, BiologicalUnhappiness.com, & Dyslimbia Press are trademarks of Dr. Leland HellerDesigned and/or hosted by the webmasters at: US-Webmasters.com (TM) Start here to find it FAST!(TM)