Anyone Else Dealing With BiPolar?
Does anyone else deal with something like this? |
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| A close friend has a teen daughter, who I've known since she was born.
She was recently diagnosed as being BP after 3 years of therapy, trying different meds, and councelling. Unfortunately, seeing as she is a teenager, her doctors are not allowed to share information with my friend, so unless the daughter wants to tell her something she is totally out of the loop. The past few years have been challenging, to say the least. |
| Does she have days when she can't make it off the couch and then there are days when she is totally manic and obsessive? And oh lord, you never know what day you are getting? |
| It is very common to have days, weeks or even longer
when someone with BD cannot function like normal...not able to get up, get dressed, do anything productive It is also common to suddenly have them go into the manic end of the spectrum. In my experience at least it is less common for the manic phase to last proportionally as long as the depressive. (just my experience, everyone is different) There are many degrees to bipolar disorder too- some are only treated for the depression, others for both. It's especially fun when you find yourself or a loved one up at 3 am fixing the tv or sorting the cd's alphebetically, or worse, renting a carpet cleaner and cleaning all the carpets in the house in the middle of the night! It seems perfectly normal and reasonable to the person doing it and that the observer just doesn't 'get it'. Unfortunately, there is such a stigma to mental illness of any degree that it more often than not goes untreated. It's not as bad as it used to be, but still some people talk in whispers about 'those people'. It is mostly out of ignorance and fear, like maybe it is contagious! Shellie |
| I have a niece who is bipolar. My best friend for almost 20 years is bipolar as well. It is an incredibly difficult disease to live with. Much depends on whether the person is a rapid cycler. If they are their mood can change multiple times in a day with no warning or reason. |
| Actually, yes - pm me.....I may be able to help you |
| I was just informed my cousin has it, or a degree of it. She was being "normal" for a long time, then our grandpa passed away and it affected all of us. He was like a glue to everyone (raised me as his daughter)...anyways they were living with him when he passed from a heartattack. The kids found him...she was 16 I think.
Anyways she started becoming obsessive, arranging things, alphabetizing, cleaning and recleaning her stuff. Exercising all day, then it went to an eating disorder...he became anorexic. Since then her behaviour has also done a 360^...she was so quiet...but around her mom and siblings, she's fly off the handle, started relationships with "bad" guys, druggies, used her to support them. Stole my other cousin's Visa and went shopping, while visiting for a couple days. Even went as far as marrying a guy off the internet, without ever meeting his family or where he lived...and went to live in Florida but all of a sudden, relised it was a mistake and came home 1 month later. Now she has taken off multiple times without telling anyone. Currently she took off with a guy she's was secretly dating for 2 weeks and moved to Montreal. She's gotten better control over the eating, but still has relaspses...to make her feel better?? She seems to do alot of things to get attention, but she is 25 I think...time to grow up....but her behaviour is somewaht stunted, and she talks, acts, and thinks like a 16 yr rebellious teen still. |
| I have taken care of a bi-polar friend for a majority of my adult life. Everything from weekly shopping, doctors visits, hospitalizations, medications, you name it. I now have power of attorney, since she is unable to make many decisions for herself.
There are many different levels to this disease and sometimes schizophrenia and/or paranoia are also involved. It's not easy, but once you start understanding the disease, it becomes easier. I am always available if you have questions. Mark |
| My best friend is bi-polar. You never would know. Many years ago, she went through a divorce and decided she didn't need her meds anymore. Within 2 weeks she was a different person. I felt like I didn't know her. She was all over the board. She was soooo happy and would run around spending tons of money, running around with lots of men, drinking a lot...a totally different person. Then, she'd crash.... It got to the point that her parents had to have her committed. It took about 3 months, but they got her meds regulated, and she was back to her "normal" self. That was over 10 years ago, and she has not strayed from her meds since. And she is doing wonderfully. |
| All over the page sound exactly like my cousin. No thoughts to consequences, or caring how this is affecting her family. She literally puts them through hell.
She was given prozac, but didn't like how that made her feel. So is taking nothing. I have an uncle who for many years needs Lithium to maintain balance, without it he goes on wild paranoia, episodes. But on his meds, he is fine, but suffer's from depression because he's deaf and that in itself is hard for him. However he is married and does quite well, and fortunatley his wife is a great nurse. |
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