Behavioral issues.

[gaga_and_glitter 5]

Almost 6 weeks post op from gastric sleeve. I have borderline personality disorder. I take medication for it, Trileptal 1.5 teaspoons twice a day. It's a seizure medication but works amazing for me, or did.

For the past few weeks I have been so up and down emotionally. First I thought it was my PMS/period but that came and went. I am still emotionally all over the place.

I am happy for an hour, then upset and crying for a few, back to ok.

Is it normal to experience the ups' and downs of a behavioral disorder post op? Is my body just regulating?

Pre op I was stable.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I don't know about behavioral disorders but I know my surgeon wanted me to make sure I had an appointment with my PCP soon after surgery to make sure my meds were balanced and updated.

[katesuccess 990]

I know many meds are affected by hormones, and those tummy hormones are now very different than before. Also I found much mood-swing stuff going on as I lost weight after the first 30 pounds, almost as if my fat were holding on to old emotional stuff, and as i got down to those later pounds it was all surfacing as I said goodbye to it. Weird-sounding as I write this, but it's how I felt in the moment!

Absolutely check in with the doc who manages those meds, and maybe even email her/him ahead of time about it so to give time for a bit of pre-visit research. A psychiatric nurse may be even more helpful actually - at least from what/who I've worked with in this area of care with people.

So sorry you're going through that though! I hope it begins to normalize and even out soon. Maybe keep a journal of specifics for when you talk to them?