I’ve been more depressed lately, and my productivity is seriously dropping which is terrible for college. I used to finish assignments a week before the deadline, now I write it the day of. I’ve been sleeping a lot more, refuse to get out of bed, and I’ve been eating so much I’m afraid of gaining weight. 

I wanted to ask if antidepressants help with BPD? Because I’ve heard from some that it just treats symptoms instead of the actual disorder, and I’m also really afraid of putting on weight, so I’m reluctant to be on a lot of medication.