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Living and loving someone with MI presents relationship challenges and often others cannot see why we chose to stay with our partners.
Being mindful of not intruding on others stories I thought having a thread where we can share tips and encourage one another would be of value.
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Lost1Senior Contributor
Hello @Shaz51 @Faith-and-Hope @Former-Member @Determined @Karro and anyone else 🧡
struggling today with the usual ‘I hate my meds, u only want me to take them cos u don’t like the real me’ arguments. Sigh.
As I mentioned in the hot choc thread I’m taking him out to a movie tonight to help take his mind somewhere else.
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Lost1Senior Contributor
@Karro It’s hard dealing with the system. My hubby has become a master at saying what his team/drs/pyschs want to hear and it is so frustrating.
Hang in there x
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Hope the distraction works @Lost1
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Hello @Former-Member , @Lost1 , @Karro , @Faith-and-Hope , @Determined , @Former-Member , @Sasha_86
Ohhhhh my poor darling mr shaz
everything has finally got toooo much
soo much going on, mum, uncle , family , appts , physio , hospital , home assesments for mum ,endocrinologist, kidney specialist , work
and to top it off this morning was , the specialist gave mr shaz new meds last week , mr shaz rang them this morning to tell them the tablets are not working , but they were not there
after my appt , I got home and mr shaz got the phone call while i was away -- they got his name wrong , he was taken off the mental health list during last week
so he took his old meds and went to bed , been asleep all afternoon and still asleep
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Unknown userMember
Oh dear 😟 thats not good @Shaz51
Certainly didnt need that to add to everything else!
Whats the chances of getting him back on the mental health list asap?
Sherry 🌸🧡
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
@Former-Member, they said NO
we were there last week and even made a appt to see the trepist and the specialist again
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
sorry @Former-Member 
it just took so long to get someone and it is all gone again , the support
this one was 30 kms away from us
mr shaz would love to get in contact with the ones 60kms who treated him 3 years ago xxxx
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Unknown userMember
@Shaz51 Inam wondering if Mr Shaz has been given wrong information given mix up. I would ring to confirm follow up and therapist appt.
It can take a little while for steady state to occur and dose change to take effect. I was told 2-4 weeks with Mr D's latest tweak.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
since I was not home when he answered he phone @Former-Member , seems strange as they wanted him to have a talk session
had a new person there , so I will try to get in contact with the one we spoke too xx
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
awww mr shaz is a total mess tonight @Former-Member 
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