I am a 42 year old female. I have suffered from depression and "nervousness" my entire life. I began self-mulilating at 7 yrs old. I have seen 6 psychiatrists with as many diagnoses (major depression, post traumatic stress disorder, panic/anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, atypical bi-polar disorder). I have been treated with more medications than I can remember. My present physician has decided to take me off Xanax to treat anxiety, so I'm left with Zoloft and Neurontin. Anxiety has increased to such a level that I feel incapable of leaving home. I realize Xanax is addictive, but it works where all other meds have failed. Granted, I'm not physically addicted to anything now, but I'm incapable of working as well.
Additionally, I have recently discovered that my father (deceased), my brother and my sister have all been treated for OCD. My 13 year old daughter was recently hospitalized with depression. I would like to know the main consensus of personality disorders and heredity, as well as medications used to treat borderline personality disorder (which I think might be a sound possibility, although I have never been diagnosed with same), maybe there's something I haven't tried. Thank you.
kphg
Austin