what is the difference between anti-psychotic and multi-personality medication?

Question

Or is it under an umbrella of similar medications?

serious answers only, please. I know someone who is on anti-psychotic drugs and has multi-personalities, and so I am trying to back away from this person, as I am not comfortable around them. Are they the same type of drugs? Can they be used interchangeably? Just asking.

Answer 1

Medications are prescribed to address specific symptoms.

Psychotic symptoms would be addressed by an anti-psychotic

A person exhibiting Multiple Personality Disorder MPD (also known as Dissociative Identity Disorder DID) will have numerous symptoms.
Depression is frequently a primary symptom, and an anti-depressant would address those symptoms.
This same person may exhibit anxiety and paranoia - an
anti-anxiety medication would address these
Hallucinations would be addressed by an anti-psychotic.

The goal of a Psychiatrist is to use the smallest effective dose of the least number of medications in order to address symptoms that cause the patient's behavior to be out of control. Constant monitoring by frequent medication visits are used to tweak the dose to be most effective targeting specific symptoms.

Concerning Multiple Personality -- there is no one medication that addresses the breadth of symptoms a person with MPD would be living with. Individual symptoms are targeted by individual types of medications.

Once the symptoms of MPD are under control, and the person is able to successfully live with their disorder, no further medications are needed.

P.S. I can understand you uncomfortableness around the symptoms your friend may be exhibiting. It is only natural to desire to distance yourself from what is unfamiliar. Do let me encourage you, though, on some level your friend needs "normal people" to be around her and consider her a friend, even if you limit your involvement. She will not always have so many wierd symptoms or paranoia. There is a predictable path she will follow in her therapy. In a matter of years she will mentally and emotionally process the trauma-abuse that made her the way she is (her ability to survive is exceptional).
She has the opportunity to be "cured" with therapy. Some patience and a stable friend will be a healing force in her life...and in yours. Don't be scared. She has parts of her that are at odds with other parts. You are safe.

Answer 2

The severity of the panic attack is directly related to how you are feeling at that time.

If you are exhausted physically, mentally or emotionally then you are more vulnerable to feeling anxious.

After the panic attack has run its course, it is followed by a prolonged period of general anxiety. During this time the person fears that the panic switch might

go off again at any moment sending them into another tailspin of high anxiety.



So what can you do to stop the mind overreacting to these situations and not initiate the panic attack? Well most of this is about your mind reacting to false

signals, so the trick is to train yourself to recognize these false signals for what they and thus shatter the illusion that there is a danger.


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Answer 3

Professionals know that no-one understands a kid better than 'mom'. Hope is spot on [ brilliant answer ], Read it, absorb it, and follow it ! BTW. 'hope' is a wonderful name for someone who I'm guessing is a wonderful mom, good luck to both of you.

Answer 4

They mess up your brain in different ways.