She is so fortunate to be hospitalized. She is one of the very few. That alone must be such a relief.
My mom brought me to a mental hospital once for hospitalization, but I was over 18 and declined after they told us what the cost would be (no mental health coverage and parents who didn't have that kind of money). There was no way I was going to add the guilt of the $ to my problems. I would have been so relieved to have been able to stay, though.
I do have a friend who wrote me frequently during his month-long stay in a state-funded hospital. Hopefully your daughter is in a private hospital; the two are worlds apart. He did make serious progress, though. Another bipolar friend of mine was able to get off of drugs during her hospitalization; she still has episodes but has been very productive.
As for me, the first medication I was on got me out of the suicidal mode (though I know first-hand how it can make you more suicidal at first if you're low enough), but I've been on 5-10 meds in the past 12 years or so and have never been satisfied with any of them for maintenance.
That really rots about her husband. I have found I can't tolerate to date someone who feels that way. It makes you feel so alone and makes the depression so much worse. He can't be helping her condition. It will probably be good if she doesn't have contact with him for a while. (Maybe that's why I like being single.
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My mom brought me to a mental hospital once for hospitalization, but I was over 18 and declined after they told us what the cost would be (no mental health coverage and parents who didn't have that kind of money). There was no way I was going to add the guilt of the $ to my problems. I would have been so relieved to have been able to stay, though.
I do have a friend who wrote me frequently during his month-long stay in a state-funded hospital. Hopefully your daughter is in a private hospital; the two are worlds apart. He did make serious progress, though. Another bipolar friend of mine was able to get off of drugs during her hospitalization; she still has episodes but has been very productive.
As for me, the first medication I was on got me out of the suicidal mode (though I know first-hand how it can make you more suicidal at first if you're low enough), but I've been on 5-10 meds in the past 12 years or so and have never been satisfied with any of them for maintenance.
That really rots about her husband. I have found I can't tolerate to date someone who feels that way. It makes you feel so alone and makes the depression so much worse. He can't be helping her condition. It will probably be good if she doesn't have contact with him for a while. (Maybe that's why I like being single.
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) I was put on Welbutrin in addition to the Prozac I was already taking. (I only take Welbutrin now
) I also was able to find an excellent therepist at the time. I do not believe in the drugs only approach. I highly encourage finding a T she is comfortable with. If she doesn't like the person then find another. I had an aweful T the first time, but the second one was great. As far as her DH goes I would suggest talking to the Dr. that is caring for her or the floor nurses. They can be a world of info. It is very hard for someone to understand "the beast" if they have never experianced it. I know there are a bunch of good books out there. He needs to understand that this is basically a disease. I'm trying to remember the name of the book I read a couple years ago. It was written by a T that suffered depression. It gave great insite to how he saw the world at times. There was also a section written for spouses,family,etc. I think it was called Through the darkness or something like that. I thought I had it nearby but can't find it. If you want to know its title PM me and I will hunt up the book. 
