Comments on: How do other families deal with bipolar patients? http://www.multidisorder.com/how-do-other-families-deal-with-bipolar-patients/ Disorder : Disruption of standard functioning. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:55:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: geni http://www.multidisorder.com/how-do-other-families-deal-with-bipolar-patients/comment-page-1/#comment-2941 geni Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:38:36 +0000 http://www.multidisorder.com/how-do-other-families-deal-with-bipolar-patients/#comment-2941 Perhaps her doctor needs to find different medication for her. The meds she is on now seem rather pointless. I would suggest family counseling. The person with the mental disorder is not the only one that suffers from the disorder. Loved ones suffer as well. A professional could give you much better ideas of how to cope then anyone else could. Another idea: In some areas they have group counseling where you could get with other people who are going through this in their lives. Sometimes those things can be very helpful because you can share your story with people who can relate to you and also share ideas on how to cope with this. Perhaps her doctor needs to find different medication for her. The meds she is on now seem rather pointless. I would suggest family counseling. The person with the mental disorder is not the only one that suffers from the disorder. Loved ones suffer as well. A professional could give you much better ideas of how to cope then anyone else could. Another idea: In some areas they have group counseling where you could get with other people who are going through this in their lives. Sometimes those things can be very helpful because you can share your story with people who can relate to you and also share ideas on how to cope with this.

]]> By: flowerspirit2000 http://www.multidisorder.com/how-do-other-families-deal-with-bipolar-patients/comment-page-1/#comment-2942 flowerspirit2000 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:38:36 +0000 http://www.multidisorder.com/how-do-other-families-deal-with-bipolar-patients/#comment-2942 HUGS....HUGS....HUGS......AND THEN TRY AS I DID TO GET HER OFF......OFF OF ALL MEDICATIONS......THEY ALL DO DAMAGE TO LIVER AND OTHER ORGANS AND MESS UP BODY CHEMISTRY.....WHICH PROMPTS THE MED PROS TO PRESCRIBE MORE ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, PILLS WHOSE SIDE EFFECT S THEN CRASH INTO THE SIDE EFFECTS OF THE PREVIOUS ONES.....MY PERSON IS OFF OF ALL MEDS NOW....EFFEXOR....WAS THE WORST CHIT EVER......AND THEN AT THIRTY SOMETHING THIS PERSON WAS TAKING MORE MEDS THAN HIS GRANDPARENTS......PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES ARE ALLLLLL ABOUT GREED............TEACH THIS PERSON HER OWN SELF WORTH AND HAVE THEM DO WHAT THEY TRULY LIKE IN LIFE.......EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND HUGS.....BE THERE FOR THAAT PERSON.......AND ... THE MEDICAL PROFESSION MUST GO BACK AND REMEBER THIS.............AT FIRST ......DO NO HARM.......PRESCRIPTIONS DO .....THEY DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD........ BEST OF LUCK TO YOU HUGS….HUGS….HUGS……AND THEN TRY AS I DID TO GET HER OFF……OFF OF ALL MEDICATIONS……THEY ALL DO DAMAGE TO LIVER AND OTHER ORGANS AND MESS UP BODY CHEMISTRY…..WHICH PROMPTS THE MED PROS TO PRESCRIBE MORE ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, PILLS WHOSE SIDE EFFECT S THEN CRASH INTO THE SIDE EFFECTS OF THE PREVIOUS ONES…..MY PERSON IS OFF OF ALL MEDS NOW….EFFEXOR….WAS THE WORST CHIT EVER……AND THEN AT THIRTY SOMETHING THIS PERSON WAS TAKING MORE MEDS THAN HIS GRANDPARENTS……PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES ARE ALLLLLL ABOUT GREED…………TEACH THIS PERSON HER OWN SELF WORTH AND HAVE THEM DO WHAT THEY TRULY LIKE IN LIFE…….EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND HUGS…..BE THERE FOR THAAT PERSON…….AND … THE MEDICAL PROFESSION MUST GO BACK AND REMEBER THIS………….AT FIRST ……DO NO HARM…….PRESCRIPTIONS DO …..THEY DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD…….. BEST OF LUCK TO YOU

]]> By: Linnie http://www.multidisorder.com/how-do-other-families-deal-with-bipolar-patients/comment-page-1/#comment-2943 Linnie Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:38:36 +0000 http://www.multidisorder.com/how-do-other-families-deal-with-bipolar-patients/#comment-2943 Yoga concentration family therapy and yoga classes.... Yoga
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]]> By: sashali http://www.multidisorder.com/how-do-other-families-deal-with-bipolar-patients/comment-page-1/#comment-2944 sashali Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:38:36 +0000 http://www.multidisorder.com/how-do-other-families-deal-with-bipolar-patients/#comment-2944 1. AND MOST IMPORTANT, COMMUNICATE WITH HER DOCTOR REGARDING ALL SIDE EFFECTS AND SYMPTOMS. THERE ARE MANY MORE MEDICATIONS AVAILABLE OTHER THAN LITHIUM AND CYMBALTA FOR TREATING BIPOLAR DISORDER. ALSO MAKE SURE YOUR DOCTOR IS A PSYCHIATRIST NOT ANOTHER DISCIPLINE. IF YOU MUST, CHANGE DOCTORS AND SEE A PSYCHIATRIST, MAKE SURE THE DOCTOR LISTENS TO WHAT YOUR WIFE AND YOU HAVE TO SAY. AFTER ALL LISTENING IS THE BIGGEST TOOL FOR ASSESSMENT THE PSYCHIATRIST HAS. THERE IS NO TEST FOR BIPOLAR DISORDER OTHER THAN LISTENING TO THE PATIENT AND FAMILY AND OBSERVING BEHAVIORS. 2. LOOK UP NAMI (NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR THE MENTALLY ILL) ON LINE AND FIND OUT IF THEY HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED "JOURNEY OF HOPE" (FAMILY EDUCATION AND COPING GROUP) NEAR YOUR AREA. IF SO, GO TO IT. IT IS FREE. THIS WILL TEACH YOU SO MUCHAS WELL AS PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH FAMILIES AND OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN THERE ALSO. 3. IF THE GRANDKIDS ARE OLD ENOUGH TO ASK ABOUT GRANDMA, THEN THEY ARE OLD ENOUGH TO START EDUCATING THEM ABOUT BIPOLAR DISORDER. THERE ARE MANY BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY AND ONLINE. NAMI HAS MANY RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR EDUCATING FAMILIES ALSO. 4. NEVER, NEVER, FORGET THESE NEGATIVE BEHAVIORS YOUR WIFE IS EXPERIENCING IS HER ILLNESS TALKING, NOT HER. GOOD LUCK AND BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY 1. AND MOST IMPORTANT, COMMUNICATE WITH HER DOCTOR REGARDING ALL SIDE EFFECTS AND SYMPTOMS. THERE ARE MANY MORE MEDICATIONS AVAILABLE OTHER THAN LITHIUM AND CYMBALTA FOR TREATING BIPOLAR DISORDER. ALSO MAKE SURE YOUR DOCTOR IS A PSYCHIATRIST NOT ANOTHER DISCIPLINE. IF YOU MUST, CHANGE DOCTORS AND SEE A PSYCHIATRIST, MAKE SURE THE DOCTOR LISTENS TO WHAT YOUR WIFE AND YOU HAVE TO SAY. AFTER ALL LISTENING IS THE BIGGEST TOOL FOR ASSESSMENT THE PSYCHIATRIST HAS. THERE IS NO TEST FOR BIPOLAR DISORDER OTHER THAN LISTENING TO THE PATIENT AND FAMILY AND OBSERVING BEHAVIORS.
2. LOOK UP NAMI (NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR THE MENTALLY ILL) ON LINE AND FIND OUT IF THEY HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED "JOURNEY OF HOPE" (FAMILY EDUCATION AND COPING GROUP) NEAR YOUR AREA. IF SO, GO TO IT. IT IS FREE. THIS WILL TEACH YOU SO MUCHAS WELL AS PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH FAMILIES AND OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN THERE ALSO.
3. IF THE GRANDKIDS ARE OLD ENOUGH TO ASK ABOUT GRANDMA, THEN THEY ARE OLD ENOUGH TO START EDUCATING THEM ABOUT BIPOLAR DISORDER. THERE ARE MANY BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY AND ONLINE. NAMI HAS MANY RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR EDUCATING FAMILIES ALSO.
4. NEVER, NEVER, FORGET THESE NEGATIVE BEHAVIORS YOUR WIFE IS EXPERIENCING IS HER ILLNESS TALKING, NOT HER.
GOOD LUCK AND BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY

]]> By: ange_daisy http://www.multidisorder.com/how-do-other-families-deal-with-bipolar-patients/comment-page-1/#comment-2945 ange_daisy Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:38:36 +0000 http://www.multidisorder.com/how-do-other-families-deal-with-bipolar-patients/#comment-2945 My mother is bipolar we have called it manic depressive for the past 26 years until a few years ago. I had a hard time with it growing up I was only 8 when she had her first episode. We didn't know much about it at that time. She spent most of my teens in and out of the hospital. She is now stable she is doing much better with her medication. But she has taken so much medication over the years her body had shut down and her physical health has not been good. But because that happening they reduced her meds and now she is more herself. I have a 4 year old daughter who looks at her grandmother as her grandmother and nothing else she has a disease my daughter loves her so much and she is not bothered by how my mother acts. Because we don't make a big deal about we always find humor to help the situation. My mom was also on lithium for many years and she had to stop also. I think your grand-kids will be fine if you just explain that her sickness makes her act that way and she loves them very much. I love my mom very much but I miss her the way she was before she got sick. Keep strong I know it is hard.....trust me! My mother is bipolar we have called it manic depressive for the past 26 years until a few years ago. I had a hard time with it growing up I was only 8 when she had her first episode. We didn’t know much about it at that time. She spent most of my teens in and out of the hospital. She is now stable she is doing much better with her medication. But she has taken so much medication over the years her body had shut down and her physical health has not been good. But because that happening they reduced her meds and now she is more herself. I have a 4 year old daughter who looks at her grandmother as her grandmother and nothing else she has a disease my daughter loves her so much and she is not bothered by how my mother acts. Because we don’t make a big deal about we always find humor to help the situation. My mom was also on lithium for many years and she had to stop also. I think your grand-kids will be fine if you just explain that her sickness makes her act that way and she loves them very much. I love my mom very much but I miss her the way she was before she got sick.

Keep strong I know it is hard…..trust me!

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