Bipolar - People Who Are Caregivers

Spouse2BP

posted 08/23/2007, comments (3)

Shades of Grey - Caregiver for 24 years

I am new here and this is my first post. I don't have any advice, I don't have any solutions and honestly I don't have a clue about what I'm supposed to do. When one visits the doctor with a painful injury one of the measures of "how much" it hurts is a simple scale. The nurse or doctor will ask you to... Read more Chevron

Read all my posts | Subscribe | Send Message

catmac3521

(Profile)

Caregiver

RSS

posted 08/12/2007, comments (0)

help for BP son in la jolla, ca

My son impulsively travelled from NJ to So Ca. I need help connecting him to at least a local MICA or dual diagnosis group. He was off meds I believe is back on but got a DUI and will have to attend AA meetings. Court date has not been scheduled yet However, I know that many AA groups discourage taking any meds and this is his problem - taking... Read more Chevron

Read all my posts | Subscribe | Send Message

glenda

(Profile)

Caregiver

RSS

posted 07/21/2007, comment (1)

Living with a 16 yr. old teenage boy with bipolar disorder

I am a mother of a 16 yr old boy with bipolar disorder. He was diagnosed with this about 2 years ago. After educationg myself on this problem, I can see that he has always had many of the same characteristics he has now. The difference now is that he is a young man. No longer a young boy, doing young boy things. Now... Read more Chevron

Read all my posts | Subscribe | Send Message

Anonymous

(Profile)

Caregiver

RSS

posted 06/24/2007, comments (7)

How long do episodes last?

My husband was diagnosed bipolar over a year ago. I know he has had it for most of our 25+ years of marriage. It seems that things are getting worse as he gets older. Is this common? How long can episodes last? It seems like he's been in this one for about 9 months. Very irratable and working all the time. He's very creative. He... Read more Chevron

Read all my posts | Subscribe | Send Message

pake1

(Profile)

Caregiver

RSS

posted 06/06/2007, comments (4)

Husband with Bipolar Sharing my story

My Husband was diagnosed with bipolar about 10 yrs ago but looking back he has probablly always had it, and was only treated for a depressed state 22 yrs ago. Like many other Bipolar patients he goes off and on the medeications, he says they don't help him but I and his Dr know otherwise, as I write this, he is in a depression in which he lays... Read more Chevron

Read all my posts | Subscribe | Send Message