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Ups and Downs of Husband`s Mental Illness

Ups and Downs of Husband`s Mental Illness

Hello @PeppiPatty, over here my special friend xx

Hello Everyone

Love to hear from others on the forum if you experience this

My hubby has been diagnosed with lots of things and has had MI all his life

do you find things goes ok and i start to feel confident and wanting to go forward and then everytime something always happens to upset it -- sometimes I think is it a controlling thing ?? that he wants to be in control ??

Don`t know if I am making this up , but i have that feeling ,

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Yes @PeppiPatty I have good supports. As Mr @Shaz51 seems to have similar MI to Mr D I think Shazzle Dazzle & I face similar challenges with our men I do like to ask her about things. I did not ask how she felt about the weight gain, but I felt a smidgen sad when I could no longer tell if he was happy to see me by pressing up against him ... Mind you it is the pot calling the kettle black ... I need to lose as much weight as he does.

Yes, Mr D too needs meds and they help him. At one stage diagnosis was not clear and he was being trialled on many different classes of drugs and had treatment emergent adverse effects, some of which were seriously bad so I am now extremely cautious. I research properly and ask pdoc questions. The drug in question is often given for a limited period and discontinued if stability is achieved so it is not unreasonable for him to see if he can cope without it. It can be scary as Mr D has attempted but I cannot justify him having an unnecessary med that is not without risk because of my fears.

Learning about side effects is so important as they can often be minimized with a change in a drug or dosage - for example some antidepressants can cause alcohol cravings or mania in some patients, some antipsychotics are prolactin sparing which means sexual dysfunction can be avoided, some are better if patient is prone to depression, others not so good if patient is impulsive ... the list goes on.

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Hello @Former-Member, @PeppiPatty

will be back soon but mr shaz has been on the meds for 2 years now , before that he was sooo skiny and sick ,

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@Shaz51 @PeppiPatty

Just clarifying my comments about Mr D and his meds are just that - a reflection of our situation, they are in no way a commentary on anyone else so please don't feel they are.

God knows, Mr D does need meds, just not quite as many as he was on at one stage.

Darcy

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Medications are such an individual thing.

My mother was and my ex is proud that they have not had medication for decades. I feel that I was the shock absorber and therapist in many ways and so it am battling with long term trauma where if they had been decent and moral to me my childhood trauma could have remained in my past. As it is my marriage as a felt experience was 10x worse than my childhood with lots extra layers becasue of not being able to do more for my children.

lol. @PeppiPatty Thanks ... Today it went down to 1K .. I mentioned the Super and he said a very quiet "yes" so that may be for another day.

I started painting house when son went to live with dad a couple of months ago. 2 weeks ago I had new oven and stove put in and I have new ceramic basins and tapware in each bathroom waiting for me to get a breather on my credit card and then I will put them in ,,, but after the timing belt on car ... and then maybe my son will help finish the painting.

Is that a rational order @Determined??

However my son has backed himself into a corner and is digging himself in deep and it might cost him his mini inheritance as his lawyer says it will preclude legal aid and lawyers like to charge like bulls ... I might research the concept of mens rea re their profession!. I am a very unsatisfied customer and been bullied socially by legal eagles. At least the barrister who I sang next to in April apologised for being aggressive, a bully and crabby. I have to stop being so nice.

For the first time in over 30 years in a parenting discussion of 3 children father says a pseudo responsible thing as in "my son has to take the consequences". I feel outrage as life has been unfair and I understand son's tendency to avoidance and to isolate and to test boundaries. I can take the 1k but it will not be silence money. Son is like his father in some ways but also unique and different. Please wIsh me luck as this is serious, current and ongoing.

I took more prn meds yesterday than ever before. Trying to contain the family stress financially and medicinally, I am pushing for it and son is agreeing but they wont even let my son see a doctor.

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@Appleblossom
Do you have a specific renovation plan? Our place is in need of work but we are not at all handy. I have saved up enough to buy a flat pack kitchen but have not got a quote for installation yet.

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Good morning fellow up and downers
Counting down the days to Mr D surgery, he crashed last night, his howls getting louder and louder. Managed to calm him for a while and think he got to sleep with some relaxing music. I'm a bit on edge as he has to stop A1 med pre surgery due to interaction with anaesthetic, (which can trigger a relapse). Must remember the pain factor and the fact he is likely increasingly nervous as surgery approaches.
Am off to a garden club function this morning, must dash.
Hope all steady (or steadyish) with your significant others.
Darcy

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♥️ @Former-Member

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@Former-Member

Thinking of you both.

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Hi All, @Former-Member

@Shaz51 @Determined @Faith-and-Hope @Appleblossom

How are you all this morning? @Former-Member I apologise, but can you fill me in or send me a button to press i=on what has been happening for you ?

xx

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@PeppiPatty
Married 33 years to Mr D, no kids. Approx 15 years ago his MH deteriorated. Therapy, then meds, increasing difficulties, going AWOL with intent, ended up with psychotic depression, attempted with resultant injuries, many diagnoses + unsuccessful treatments. Current working diagnosis BPii + (discrepancies ++ in treating team opinion) presently the most stable he has been for a while (although hope is still very hard to detect). Setback as he needs surgery from a complication of an injury sustained in attempt. Initially he was quite distraught about need for it due to history but turned the corner, but had a bad evening yesterday.
I work full time to support us (although Mr D on DSP).
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