That is why it’s considerate to small-talk people. Married also most a quarter of century. So I need to drag my mind over. I wasn’t too fond of him. I’d rather feel more engaged in what I’m doing. Do you think I deserve that? You care only about the outwardly. Feeling flat does not always mean that you are missing something. When I was looking for private insurance, to buy it as an individual, you know what the insurance companies asked me on the phone to determine whether they were willing to insure me or not? My answer is going back to my old fallbacks, or having that,and it is a crazy thought , well, if shit hits the fan, I just want to be done anyhow so let it happen and I’ve pushed everyone out with the exception of my kids. Our father expired after elongated illness on 29 jul 2003. Bear in mind that now he is at the peak of his mania being paranoid and abusive. Didn't find the answer you were looking for? He was taking his meds, so I’mm guessing he had a plan all along. Thank-you so much for your comment – I think that is a great idea! They have a doc and access, but they just stop going. If he is suicidal, do your best to have him hospitalized. If he’s physically abusing your family or threatening them, you pretty much have the choice of allowing him to beat you up (no) having him arrested (not good for him) or having him committed (the least bad option). There’s a whole percentage of us whose condition is not responsive to medication and you’ve done exactly the recommended thing–you’ve used the non-medication treatments that have been shown to be clinically effective. Families can help by attending psychiatric appointments to help get treatment back on track in a way with which the patient agrees. Your fears are very real, but right now the benefits of this medication are thought to outweigh the risks for you, that’s why it has bee prescribed. I have felt exactly the same way. And, eventually, if you small-talk people enough, you start to talk about things which are more serious. Don’t bother telling me to “increase your dosage” because once it gets above about 600mg per day – I get toxic, I mean SICK. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. ooops my comment was meant for the original poster not bpchrisb. So, you might be able to convince him that getting back on his medication is a good plan for the time it takes to defend his thesis. It would be interesting to compare it to a time before medication was prescribed for everything under the sun, nowadays, what ever happened to good old fashioned, talking and reasoning through your problems? He do not admit that he is sick and need medicine. Their medication is working, they’re experiencing wellness and so they think they no longer need their medication. But I hate the medicine. And the discrimination was triggered not by what my diagnosis was, but by what meds I was taking. If I die, I die. Someone who is medication non-compliant has prescriptions but just stops taking them. I am mourning my husband, Jeff. Please respect their wishes. I wish NAMI would advocate for the individuals and not just for the family wanting more Gov’t money paying for their children and collect transfer payments. Ironic isn’t it? That tower preserved me during the times in my life when people were intolerant and abusive. It’s not always obvious how the skills relate to getting better. The meds won’t “cure” anything, but could destroy other bodily functions. They are two side effects of antipsychotics. so not being in the company of cold hard brutal folks is not a bad thing. i find the most important thing is that she needs her space. She is in a mania stage at this time. He took meds for 6 months and stopped taking it, saying he felt fine and he didn’t need it. Somebody help me….help me help her. I want to help her, but from what I am reading there really is no helping a bipolar person…..they have to comply themselves, and it doesn’t sound to me like many of them do. When You Leave Someone with a Mental Illness. You believe in subjecting individuals with mental illness and their family and people they interact with, to uncontrolled outbursts. Just like that I stopped taking my meds. If he’s successful in passing the defense, that will give him some success to moderate the depression which is going to almost inevitably follow the manic period. But what do you do if the person refuses to take the medications even before starting. My husband stopped taking depakote and effexor over a month ago. There are GOOD reasons not to take pills (and recently a pill-happy person actually pointed me to research that 10% of people with bipolar simply DON’T get better on meds). “I’m not depressed” is the common answer. I also self medicate with weed or alcohol as that was the only way I could stop my crazy, and I’m calling myself crazy for all of you that offended by the word (in other words, calm down, I can be as politically incorrect about myself as I want to be, my choice….and as a person with bipolar, if you don’t like it well….) You likely met your husband when he was in a hypomanic phase, which is like a lower level of mania. He was overpowered after 3 hours and admitted to hospital again on 22 July 16. He’s very much alive. Hence why my psychiatrist has a list of the negative impact mania has on my work, my finances, my relationships etc. And, if you can, try to support their wishes and act as their back-stop in psychiatric appointments. They support the family and turn their heads to the individual with the DX, many live with the pain 24/7. My opinion is that you can’t oppose a manic person – you can’t tell them they’re wrong. That’s why psychotropic drugs are a life saver for many – yet other ppl. | Queensland Mental Health, How Psychologists Can Harm Your Mental Health (But They Don’t Have to), The Lifeline Can Trace Calls. Yeppers, very tough patients to work with, takes a lot of time. But if your a self aware person,& understand where your disease will take you med- free…..you do you boo boo I do have few problems with this article. I think there is something you’re really not looking at here. There was a time where I didn’t need Paxil or Respiridal, before an event in my life, which I mentioned (Which I will not go into detail about) changed things for me , it’s environmental, not chemical (unlike perhaps Bipolarism) A more accurate analogy would be taking Tylenol for hunger pains, it doesn’t solve the problem, it just masks it, while it gets worse. If they can’t get away from those people, they will quickly develop a persecution complex. We have tried to talk him into taking his pills but in vain. My sister doesn’t believe she is BP although she took medication for sometime and was diagnosed from 3 different doctors. Typical NAMI statement, it is painful to watch a family member in pain. It becomes my turn to participate and what is in my mind isn’t consistent with the conversation, maybe in content, maybe in tone. Ya I get depressed bc it’s hard out there to live and focus on myself. She would seek counseling and took meds for a brief while back in 2004, but all throughout my wife felt she was coping when in fact she was not. Sooo..I am a Social Worker who works with somebody who is Bipolar. Taking meds often sucks in a very serious and life-altering way and of course everyone has the right to make their own decisions about it. A Psychiatrist, told them to make me take them, like it seems you are advocating. 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