thank you. your replies were helpful. he's already plunged from mania into a deep depression. we're having his levels tested to see if his body is metabolizing his medication (getting used to it)...
I am the wife of someone who suffers from BP and I have always tried to put that in one of my first few sentences so who ever is reading my post knows 100% where I am coming from. Like one of the...
When you are cycling into a mania or manic episode, can you tell? Do you choose to continue the cycle or is it something out of your control? The reason I ask is b/c my husband is cycling now and...
It has to be a choice they make - I didn't force my husband to stay with me, I made him make a choice, luckily - he chose to stay. I don't know much about your situation since I haven't been here in...
Geez, I don't even remember the last time I posted here - it's been THAT long... Last I was here, I had made my husband move out to get his sh!t together - while he was out, he had a couple of...
So, my hubby has been moved out for a month and a half and what a difference it's made. There is peace in our home once again! He's had 2 slip ups (drinking) since he's been out - I only found out...
I'm not sure what kind of support you're looking for, or if you just needed to vent. But I just wanted you to know that your post hasn't gone unread and that i'll keep you in my prayers....
So today is day 11 of him having his own place. It's still really weird but I find that I enjoy the peace and quiet. The tension in my house has pretty much disappeared. I don't want to say it's...
Are you married to her? No - then I would let things be and find someone else. Not saying you don't love her and stuff, but I'm telling you from experience, if you don't have to get on the roller...
Thats it... seroquel!...
((hugs)) I hope you've managed to have a decent weekend. I'm not sure about your weather, but have you had a sudden change to duller weather? I know that can be a huge depression trigger! Maybe if...
My H is on Wellbutrin, Epival, Zyprexa and something else... he's on mood stabilizers, anti-depressent and anti psychotics!...
boy can i relate to the roller coaster you're on. it will take time, but when you're ready to take action, you will. it took months for me to accept that me and my H can't live together. i tried and...
Hi SnowyLynn - I can't speak for everyone, but yes my husband takes his meds. It's taken a while now to find ones that work and it is hard to tell until they start working that they actually work -...
Thanks Serafena, it's still really weird with him gone, but i don't feel like i'm walking on egg shells anymore!...
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Thanks everyone for the kind words and support. So last night was night #1 without him and i'm feeling oddly strong? I mean, I'm the one that found the apartment for him, took him to furnish it (but...
I too have found this site to be of great support. Good News updates are always a pleasure to read!...
I don't know how I feel. There are some days when I feel really strong and good about things and happy to get some stability back into mine and my kids' lives. Have a more peaceful home and not have...
Thank you LFW, I will try to draw strength from your words. I just feel so devastated. I did everything for him, everything - it just feels like he shouldn't get that right to decide to leave. Right...
So, after all i've been through with my husband, he's leaving me... I don't get it...what did i do wrong?...
Hi Olivia and Serefena and Mommy.Michelle!! :) Our week has been peaceful. My husband is away at the Mental Health Facility for another week and it's nice to have been able to get my house back in...
I'm sorry you're feeling this way - and even if you are a Christian, does not mean you are perfect. You're allowed to have mixed feelings and emotions and it's important to know that it IS ok. I see...
What about educating your daughter? Maybe if she knows what she is getting into, she'll be in a better position to stay or go - but if she stays and things start happening that were predicted during...
... and i'm not afraid to say it. I know that a lot of people, friends and family mostly, don't understand why I stay - but after reading about other spouses staying, i've sat down and done some real...
Are you a collector of anything? ... dust! haha - cleaning is not my forte! If you could have any superpower, what would it be? the power to shield my children from all the bad in the world If you...
I understand where you're coming from. My husband was just got out of the hospital after taking a handful of pills and being unable to wake up in the morning. My situation isn't quite as severe as...
I'd say accepting his condition is a pretty huge step. You and I have struggled so much lately BPWife - we must really love our husbands to stick this out for so long. I hope he continues to show...
Thanks everyone. He's at home now, but we're just waiting for a bed for him at a Mental Health Facility about 1/2 hour from our house. I wrote him a long letter about how I was feeling and how i'm...
Well, yesterday was a nightmare. I couldn't wake him up in the morning - AT ALL, so instinctively I did a pill count and he took 26 2mg of Ativan. I called poison control and they said to immediately...
So it's official, certified and official... my DH is Type 1 Bipolar. But what's the difference? Wherever I look, I'm not seeing much - or maybe i'm just not "seeing" it.? I don't know. Do you know...
First of all, welcome faithhopelove - and good for you for reaching out. You're husband does sound like he needs some psychiatric help, or a good smack upside the head. I'm not a doctor, but I am a...
Thank you BPWife. It really is comforting (i guess in a sick way) to know I'm not alone. I'm just so confused. I love my husband so much and I want to spend the rest of my life with him, but I feel...
welcome!...
so, i was right... here we go again. except for now, it's not too bad... it's nice to come home to a clean house, but it's annoying that he pauses the movie just to clean off the coffee table...then...
I just looked, i think it's this one : “The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide” by David Miklowitz...
I don't... I know that someone replied to a post stating they highly recommend it but for the life of me, I cannot remember....
Thanks Serefena. I did speak with his case worker this morning and he's going to try to get him into see his psych next week instead of the end of the month. All our fam doc can do is up his meds at...
that someone recommended on here - quite highly - and i'd like to order it... does anyone know what it's called???...
My dh has been "off" lately... when I ask him what's wrong his answer is "i don't know". He's been telling me he's been having thoughts lately... wanting to stay up late and yet getting up at a...
while i'd say to be cautious about dating a younger guy, i met my husband when he was only 21 and i was 25 - we were married 2 years later. i had a 3 year old at the time and we've since had another...
yikes! sounds like some OCD in there as well if he's so obsessed with checking "possible" side effects... what about you giving him his meds at specific times in the proper doses (like a nurse at the...
last night my dh was acting weird. i couldn't wake him successfully this morning so i decided to do a pill count... turns out he took 4 ativan (though 8 were missing he says he only took 4) and 14...
I can understand the "better understanding" of your spouces BP after being on the brink of divorce - that's what it took for me to understand my DH as well. My advice is only like the others, let the...
My dh got some really bad news yesterday. His nan has cancer on her lungs and is being put into hospice. He is SO close to her and it's hit him really really hard and i'm fearing a bad depression...
I think your wife is absolutely stunning and she'd be devastated to lose you. You said you enjoy being musical together so hold onto that. No matter how hard it is, hold on to the good times and get...
Don't worry, I got so engrossed in it, I'm considering Mental Health as the area of Social Work I get into when I get my degree! The more you learn, the more intriguing it is!...
my husband takes 17 pills a day. b/t his anxiety meds, anti-depressent, anti-psychotic and T3's for pain, he's taking pills all throughout the day. I don't know how he does it... i'm not that...
Welcome. My DH is BP as well. I had to have him admitted early this year and then he went to a treatment facility for D & A abuse. He's home now having not finished treatment due to a medical...
**update** I've been watching my DH closely and either he was prepared for it, or it hasn't hit him yet. We didn't see his grandfather that much except at family functions once or twice a year and...