Bipolar Support Group

Im sure he disagrees with me..

my husband has been stable for the last 4 weeks or so and decided that he wanted to go out with friends and he ended up drinking quite a bit. He did not take his meds for 24 hours. that was Saturday. now today Tuesday he is complaining that he is lethargic and irritable. totally obvious

I tried to tell him it could be from the drinking and not taking his meds for a day. he is insisting that he is just on too many meds and that is the culprit.

I just need some information from your expereinces. he thinks that he doesnt need his meds now and is trying every excuse to get off them.

what do you know about this?

he takes

600mg lithium

1500 depakote

50 trazadone daily.

the sad truth is that you can't make anyone take their meds if they won't do it on their own. lots of us with bipolar start to feel better and want to go off our meds. for most of us, we're ok for a bit and then we have a huge manic episode or a huge depression. usually that's what it takes to get someone back to meds. try talking to him and telling him you're just worried about him and ask him if he'll call his doctor and tell him/her how he's feeling and that he wants to go off meds. sometimes, that voice of authority works. he may think you're nagging him (since he's irritable) but a doctor is going to talk to him in an entirely different way. i'm sorry you're in this position.

wishing you the best. peace.