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Ups and Downs of Husband`s Mental Illness

Shaz51Senior Contributor10 Dec 2016, 11:56 am AEDT

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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Unknown userMember15 Feb 2020, 1:08 pm AEDT

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Yes thats not easy at all. @Shaz51 Sorry the meds have that effect for you. Personally I have always been lucky with that side of things, never been an issue .. either way. But my husband suffers dreadfully from constipation. Its very typical with Parkinsons Disease. Are you on the meds for only a short period as the acidosis resolves, or is it a bit more long term than that? Warm baths can help.

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Unknown userMember15 Feb 2020, 1:24 pm AEDT

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@Former-Member @Shaz51

Mr D's OCD is atypical in that he has lots of small things that are time consuming that do not take all day ie will check something for a while but will not go back to it, intrusive thoughts however can be debilitating - ruminating and getting anxious++ over seemingly trivial things.

Constipation = 😵

It was this med side effect that prompted us to eat healthy.

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Shaz51Senior Contributor15 Feb 2020, 1:26 pm AEDT

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Are you on the meds for only a short period as the acidosis resolves, or is it a bit more long term than that? --- for long term @Former-Member because of the kidney

but i don`t mind as long as it helps

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Unknown userMember15 Feb 2020, 1:36 pm AEDT

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@Shaz51

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Shaz51Senior Contributor15 Feb 2020, 1:45 pm AEDT

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ha ha @Former-Member

a coffee in the morning sometimes makes me goooooo

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Shaz51Senior Contributor18 Feb 2020, 6:36 pm AEDT

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Ohhh @Former-Member , @Former-Member , @Bunniekins , @outlander , @Adge , @Appleblossom , @Owlunar , @Jacques , @Jay-e , @Sophie1 , @Mrsjones , @Smc

Badd at the moment , Mr shaz has had it today big time

He is thinking of taking ng extra meds tonight , trying to encourage but he has he needs a break

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Unknown userMember18 Feb 2020, 6:43 pm AEDT

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Hi @Shaz51 so sorry to hear that Mr Shaz has had a bad day. I know sleep is so important but please urge him to be careful and not take extra medication without consulting his doctor first. I really hope he is able to get some rest. And you too!

regards

Whitehawk

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Unknown userMember18 Feb 2020, 6:47 pm AEDT

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Hope things settle soon @Shaz51 . I know the twin is determined and does not want to give up.

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Shaz51Senior Contributor18 Feb 2020, 6:49 pm AEDT

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Thank you @Former-Member xx

At the moment Mr shaz has turned to some computer time

And I am cooking dinner

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Shaz51Senior Contributor18 Feb 2020, 6:51 pm AEDT

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That is soo true @Former-Member , @Former-Member

Very determined my friend and he wont give in that easy xxxxxx @

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