Bad weekend, need my friends...

[kab407]

Sending you good thoughts and prayers. We're for you.

 

[maiziezoe]

to you and your DH.

 

[stitchlover]

Sending thoughts and prayers your way.

 

[ADP]

Best wishes to you and your family. Sending a lot of pixie dust your way!

 

[alebisi]

sending you lots of hugs!! you know you can always vent here, hope things get better for you.

 

[mejkjj97]

I will be keeping you and your DH in my thoughts and prayers.

 

[AllyGirl_79]

I'm sending good thoughts your way, too. Don't ever blame yourself for these things -- you can't possibly see or predict every bump in the road. Best wishes to you and DH.

 

[ms*mountaineer]

My brother-in-law is this way as well - does OK as long as he stay on the meds. But sometimes he'll get to thinking he can do OK without and then won't listen to reason and you can't get him to take the meds!

Good thoughts headed your way!

 

[daneenm]

I am so sorry you are both having to deal with this. As you can see, so many others have also gone through it in one way or another. In my family, my Mom's cousin, who is also her best friend, is bipolar. There have been many times that she has either felt great and so stopped her meds or felt 'dull' so she stopped taking them. Either way, she can be very good at hiding that she is not taking them. She has closets full of unused purchased from the periods when she has been manic.

Hang in there. I would second the suggestion that you find a support group for YOU. This is a long road and you need as much support as your husband.

 

[MerriePoppins]

Sending you prayers.....hang in there!

 

[MODisFan]

You and your husband will be in my prayers littlemc!

 

[parrotheadlois]

it's so hard to feel so bad and not be able to help.

take care....

 

[SamSam]

Many, many thoughts and prayers for you. We have dealt with this in my family and it's a very trying situation. Stay strong, read all you can on bi-polar and always remember that you are not responsible.

 

[DWFan4Life]

I'm so sorry to hear that. It's really a tough time for you. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.

 

[aspen37]

As a lot of you remember, my husband, Shannon, was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder last Sept. It's been a struggle since then, but lately we really thought we had a hold of it. Well, unknown to me, he stopped taking his medicine. He felt so good, he thought he didn't need it. Well, yesterday he went manic and spent the day gambling online and lost a lot of money (I was out with my mother and had no clue). Then we got into an argument and he left. I was then called by him at two in the morning and asked to come pick him up at a local bar because he was being kicked out. They bouncers at this bar thought he was drunk (he wasn't) and when confronted, he tried to fight them. He didnt win of course, but it ended with him being dragged through the parking lot and now he has scratches all down his back. When I got there, he told me he hadn't taken his meds in a week, and had a major breakdown. Fortunately the bouncers understood and I was able to take him home and get him to take his medicine and get him to bed.
I've been told that sometimes, bipolars will do this. They will think they are well and stop the medicine. I just had no idea that he would be able to hide it so well until he just completely breaks down. I feel guilty for not seeing it sooner and not doing something about it.
It's strange, it's just so much easier to tell online friends about this, rather than my friends here.

My mother has Paranoid Schizophrenia.
This is very common with mental illness. As soon as they start feeling good they stop taking the meds. The side effects can make you feel crapy. So a lot the the time they stop taking the meds.
I'm very sorry this has happened. It can take a while for the meds to start working again. My mother has to go to the hospital if she gets sick. We just can't give her her meds and hope she gets better. Mental illness is so hard because the person looks so normal and people don't understand why can't you just act normal. Don't blame your self for not knowing what was going on. My mother has done the same thing. We would give her the medication and she would act like she was taking it. Well, she would put it in her mouth swallow and walk away. After she walked away she would put the medication in a drawer in her room. We did nit know she was doing this till she was sick.
I hope he gets better soon. You both are in my thoughts and prayers!

 

[UrsulasShadow]

Hang in there, lttlmc!

 

[miss missy]

I know it is so hard to talk about, but you have to now, this is more common than you think. I have heard of so many with bipolar, and suspect many who do not know they even have it.

try to hang in there. I am sure you will get more familiar with the signs before long. It is a learning curve. Glad he is safe now.

Please remember to take care of you Take time to regroup and keep that balance.

 

[NC Belle]

Our thoughts and prayers

 

[sandyh67]

As a lot of you remember, my husband, Shannon, was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder last Sept. It's been a struggle since then, but lately we really thought we had a hold of it. Well, unknown to me, he stopped taking his medicine. He felt so good, he thought he didn't need it. Well, yesterday he went manic and spent the day gambling online and lost a lot of money (I was out with my mother and had no clue). Then we got into an argument and he left. I was then called by him at two in the morning and asked to come pick him up at a local bar because he was being kicked out. They bouncers at this bar thought he was drunk (he wasn't) and when confronted, he tried to fight them. He didnt win of course, but it ended with him being dragged through the parking lot and now he has scratches all down his back. When I got there, he told me he hadn't taken his meds in a week, and had a major breakdown. Fortunately the bouncers understood and I was able to take him home and get him to take his medicine and get him to bed.
I've been told that sometimes, bipolars will do this. They will think they are well and stop the medicine. I just had no idea that he would be able to hide it so well until he just completely breaks down. I feel guilty for not seeing it sooner and not doing something about it.
It's strange, it's just so much easier to tell online friends about this, rather than my friends here.

We are here for you- yes, this is very common with folks with bipolor disorder. At least he quickly recognized that not taking his meds is a problem and admitted it to you. I have a dear friend whos daughter continues to deny having the disorder, after being diagnosed, she has dropped out of college and is living at home having great difficulty. It is breaking my dfs heart as her daughter has such potention, such a great kid.
Anyway, I digress- we are here for you to lean on whenever you may need it!

 

[beachwarmer]

to you and your DH. Hang in there and we will be here when you need an ear.