my oldlady is bipolar and i cant get her to go for help just moved to ft worth,tx evytime i bring up she freek

Answer 1

Take her to public mental health. You cannot live with an unmedicated bilpolar.

Answer 2

I am an unmedicated bipolar, and i am not difficult to get along with, but then, i've been diagnosed for 30 years and have a handle on things these days.

Your wife is in denial right now, and the best thing you can do is tell her you care and that you would really urge her to go see a doctor... let her know you'll go with her, if that is what it takes...

Maybe she's scared... perhaps she's had bad experiences with doctors.. or maybe, she just doesn't want to deal with it.

Truth is, she NEEDS to learn some good coping skills and how to manage her illness... bipolar disorder IS manageable.

I sure hope she changes her mind about going to a doctor. take care of YOU in the meantime.

YOU can find a lot of information on line, and maybe something which would help you to encourage her. do a yahoo search on COPING WITH A BIPOLAR FAMILY MEMBER, COPING WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER .

and stop calling her "old lady".. LOL

Answer 3

That is tough. Bipolar is not curable, but there is a LOT that a doctor can do to help someone with this condition to live a perfectly normal life. I know, because I am married to a bipolar woman myself! She is committed to getting the help she needs, and our marriage is terrific. That said, I have to admit that if she stopped getting the help she needs, I'd leave her. There is no healthy and successful way to deal with an unmedicated bipolar person who refuses to get help. You may have to do some tough love here. If that doesn't work, I'm afraid this is a relationship you might want to rethink. Find a way to make her go! It is worth it. Good luck!

Answer 4

You need to hurry & figure out how you can get her help immediately. If not, do not leave her alone with any children.
You say that you live in Ft. Worth ,Tx? Did you watch the news the last few days where a mother set her children on fire because she stop taking her meds? Do not think that it could never happen to you. Have an intervention with her doctor & family members. Get moving , get help and stay strong.

Answer 5

Has she already been diagnosed by a doctor ?Isshe suspossed to be taking medicatiion?if yes, you could take her to any hospital ER; or call 911 IF SHE STARTS TO ACT MANIC, AS A THREAT TO HERSELF.She willnot have a choice but to go at that point. At least thats how it is in houston.

If not and that is just your impression, then
Perhaps when she goes for her regular checkup, you can go with her and mention it to the doctor.

Or if she is open to it, look for a support group at a local hospital and try to get her to go.If she sees that other people have gotten help it may encourage her to also seek help.

look up in the phone book, mental health services.
good luck i hope this helps you

Answer 6

Well, tha tis part of the sickness isn't it. You will just have to tolerate it, you moved back. For what? If it is for her then be patient and take it in strides, talk to her when she is in a good mood, have someone else be with you that she knows and trusts maybe? It's hard and I am sorry this is what you are going through, Just don't give up, try to be there and maybe it will work out somehow. She may listen eventually...what about her Dr. Maybe if you told them to bring it up, she may listen to them. Good luck.

Answer 7

She is probably either in denial, or enjoys mania/hypomania too much to risk losing that. See bipolar disorder, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris on page 10, and at least see if she will take supplements, and use the treatments for the depressive phase, on page 2. Use the links, forums, and chatsites to learn what you can about it.

Answer 8

Well, i'd of freaked out too , if someone told me that i was bi-polar 5 yrs ago,,but now that i'm diagnosed & treated i'm so much better.

if you offer to go to counceling w/her, then the counceler can advice it. Give her a lot of encouragement (that's what happend to me) than it'll not be you that advises it & she may not freak since she's already in counceling, & maybe there will be also a pshychiatrisdt in the same building or they well refer one.

good luck

Answer 9

Maybe she's having panic attacks. Has she been diagnosed with bipolar? Maybe she's had bad experiences with psychiatrists. Maybe she was put on the wrong medication. Medicine is supposed to make you feel BETTER....not worse. Show her respect. For one thing...don't call her your "old lady".

Answer 10

many people with bipolar disorder overcome it as they get older. experience dealing with their own emotions helps them a lot. if she absolutely refuses all help and you are planning on hanging out with this chick on a long term basis then at least you can look forward to that.