bipolar effects on family
How can I get my bipolar wife to start taking her medication again?
My wife has recently been diagnosed as bipolar. She was on Risperdal and something else for a couple weeks but her family practioner took her off of it because of the bad side effects she was having. She then put her on an anti-depressant. My wife took this for a couple weeks but since she has quit taking the risperdal and other drugs prescribed by her psychiatrist she is slowly getting worse and worse. She has now quit taking the anti-depressant and is taking something from GNC that is supposed ot be a natural anti-depressant. She seems lifeless and emotionless. I try to talk to her and she just ignores me or gives me hardly any conversation back. When she was on the first meds she was doing really good and really understood how bad she was before she started taking her meds. How can I get her back to that way?how can I get her back on her meds? Please help out with a way to talk to her to let her know how and why I think she needs to take her meds and see a doctor regularly.
I am Bipolar and have been medicated for over 20 years. Please understand that she is the one who has to make the decision to take her med’s. She is the one with a medical problem and will (eventually) have to take ownership of that problem.
I’m sure you feel helpless as you watch her moods and see her health.
For your own sake, please come to the awareness that her illness is not your fault, and the fact that you can’t make her better is not your fault or your responsibility.
Show her all the support you are able to. If she is willing, go to her doctor appointments with her. Attending a support group might help both of you understand the world of the Bipolar person better. It sounds like she is in the very early days of a life-long process.
When she sees that you are standing beside her and not over her, you will be in a better position to encourage her to make responsible choices.
I wish both of you the best!
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