Periodically wanting to go off our meds just seems to be part of bipolar disorder. I don't know if it's because we feel better on the meds so we think we don't need them anymore or just because our illness tells us to go off them. Some people go off because they miss their mania. I have a deal with my husband that I'll tell him if I ever want to go off my meds so that he and my pdoc can stop me from doing it. I can't imagine wanting to go off of them, but from my reading I know that it is likely that at some point I will. Ugh. Your wife has to accept that she needs to take her medicines every day. But how do you get her to accept that fact? My advice is to make it a condition of getting back together, which she will no doubt want to do in the near future. If I were you, I wouldn't move home until she was back on her medication. I'd make her sign a contract agreeing to stay on her meds, too. Just my opinion. My opinions are just opinions, and should be taken as such. I am not an expert on medicines or BP disorder.
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