MY carer has this week been diagnosed with Manic depression, Bipolar and Mania,?

Question

I suffer from Anxiety, and Panic attacks and never get hungry due to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I have asked for help from the team treating my carer but I seem to be invisible to them and they just brush my needs aside.

Answer 1

If your carer has Bipolar, then that's just one of those things. Anyone can get it. Ask for some help from your doctor or another team of carers. Is your carer a family member? You do not say. Bipolar can be genetic, but general depression need not be. You need help for your pannic attacks and anxiety, and maybe some medication as well as some therapy. You can get free therapy (if in UK) from "Mind" Just phone them up to make an appoinrtment.
Hope this helps.

Answer 2

First of all, Manic Depressive Illness and Bipolar Disorder are one and the same. They are referred to as such because as the name implies, a person diagnosed with such has, in the past, presented with both extremes in mood - being really low and depressed, and being high, elated and manic.

Although recently, a majority of people doesn't go to the extent of being manic. Most people now present with signs of hypo-mania, which may not be so evident to other people not familiar to the person involved or people not familiar with the illness.

To answer your question; working in a community mental health team, and being referred to them can often be very frustrating.

Resources are very limited in teams like these, most often referrals outnumber the number of staff that can take people on.

In the same way for people being referred. Because of the limited resources, people would sometimes have to wait for weeks, even months for them to be referred to specialist services.

Not all mental health teams are equipped or trained to manage, help and support people diagnosed with PTSD; they therefore need to re - refer them for proper specialist psychology input which take even longer.

Generally, there shouldn't be any problem for the community mental health team to look after the both of you even if you're both related to each other as you can be allocated to different care workers.

If you need proper help, support and intervention - you have to be properly assessed and referred by your GP to a community mental health team in your area. I don;t think teams such as these would take you on even if you approach them as they are not allowed to accept self - referrals.

I suggest that you do this and discuss your concerns with your GP. As I've said, you might have to be on a waiting list or something, but at least, you're already on the list for a professional help and support.

Hang in there. I know a lot of people who have become a good source of support for their own carers during their carers time of need.

Good Luck and take care.

Answer 3

Have you tried EMDR for your PTSD, just Google EMDR, but be prepared to pay for it unless you have a very knowledgeable and supportive/caring Focused Response Team. I found the NHS to be jealous of any 'power' therapies and restricted financially to pay for psychologist as opposed to psychiatric professional help.
Technical electicism is something current research methods are investigating along the lines of 'the placibo' approach, or even the 'miraculous'. Sadly there are few mental health professionals in the NHS with the technical/scientific qualifications to push for more funding in this area, its called 'jobsworth' they all seem to be feathering there nests with the use of mind bullets (medication) at the expense of finding alternative long lasting cures. Try EMDR, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain :-)

Answer 4

I genuinely have been stricken by post partum melancholy for the previous one 3 hundred and sixty 5 days when I gave delivery to a infant boy. i could no longer end thinking approximately how my husband loves him better than me and how issues could be extra effectual if he wasn't born in any respect. to that end, I stayed faraway from him because of the fact I knew that i might do something i would be apologetic approximately for something of my existence. very just about right away I went to a therapist and convince them that i want help. between different issues, i've got tried organic supplementations and different e book to handle melancholy yet no longer something works like the melancholy unfastened technique. So now i'm proud to assert i'm between the happiest mom in the international. My husband loves us the two very lots and that i thank the Lord for the blessing he gave us. melancholy unfastened technique?

Answer 5

I was told when I was 17 years old that I am Bi Polar but I don't think I am because I don't have manic ups and downs although I do have my ups and downs and I can go on almighty shopping sprees and buy but return things LOL. I am 28 years old now and I've learned how deal with my Bi Polar.

Answer 6

The Psychiatric/Psychologist team that is helping your carer will not help you because that is a patient conflict of interest. You might ask them if they recommend someone else.

Answer 7

what manic means is out of mind we are not thinkinkg what we are doing trust me in one week i flew to NY and back my family had no clue were i was bought a new car,now a week passed the nightmare the low depperssion hits i wated to die i locked my self in my room at 5'6 90 ponds they put me on suiside hold 3 days i come out with panic attack i could not breath i thoutht i was the only person who felt dark and ugly worthless...i have my best friend she came by drugged me in her car to a mental rehab UCLA,you knoow when it comes to all the stuff you have either you seek help or you will end up dead i have been leaving free from all of it iNcluding post t stress syndrem...i was in bethelehem 3 years old with bombs on my head from the 67 war i was raped by dad with mom watching had a knife cut my leg needed 50 stiches and cast on my arm. we all have bad things take one hour go to dr i take ZOLOFT,KLONIPIN FOR PANIC IT TAKES 5 MINUTES TO WORK, AND MY FAVORIT TOPMAX
NONE OF THESE MEDES HAVE NARCAS IN THEM,good luck all the love from LOS ANGELES...i JUST READ THE ANSWERS NO ONE HAS EXPERIENCE WITH WHAT YOUR GOIG THROW PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THOSO PILLS THAT MAN WAS TALKING ABOUT,U CAN IMS IF YOU WANT

Answer 8

Sounds like you need to go to your doctor and be referred to a team by your doc, if yourdoc doesn't help get asecond opinion from another doc. Good luck