Drinking Alcohol and Bi-polar.

Bob1960 · Jan 11, 2020 at 09:35 PM

My girlfriend had only one Strawberry Daiquiri drink and made her go off in a mental fit of screaming and crying. No more drinks ever again.

~Christina · Jan 12, 2020 at 12:40 AM

Has she been diagnosed as Bipolar 1 or 2 ?

Is she on any medication?

The standard strong advice to anyone on any psych Med is to not drink at all. But some people can have a drink here and there with out a problem

How was she acting prior to the Drink?

Does she has any physical problems that she takes medications for ? Not all meds play nice with each other.

How is she feeling today ? Does she remember anything about last night?

Bob1960 · Jan 12, 2020 at 02:14 PM

She is taking Latuda for bi-polar. Has had bi-polar since she was 23 years old and now she is 68. She takes pills for Diabetes type 2 and blood pressure. She has stage 3 kidney damage. Her bi-polar is type ??? She doesn't know. She in the past hears voices and see dead people she has told me.

How was she acting prior to the Drink? She had alot of energy and got mad over little things and call people bad names without any reason. I think the drink made her worst.

How is she feeling today ? Does she remember anything about last night?
Doing good today.
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Bob1960 · Jan 13, 2020 at 05:30 AM

She gone off and having fits again. Thinking everyone hates her. She saying her family hates her over an over again. I call her girlfriend to get her too call her about happy things.

~Christina · Jan 16, 2020 at 02:09 AM

Well your girl friend has numerous serious health problems. Does she try and do what’s right to take care of herself or has she just decided to blow it all off??

It sounds like she needs professional help from both medical and psychiatrist ASAP

Bob1960 · Jan 17, 2020 at 08:40 PM

I have given up on her mental doctor's to help her and I'm just letting her do her own thing. The doctor's here in this town seam like we have no time for her and now wanting her to go some where else for mental care. All they care here is money from state grants. I would have too threatened them with legal action before they will do anything I guest. She been talking about killing herself and she even told them and they don't care. I think they think we will wait to see if she tries before we do something.

~Christina · Jan 18, 2020 at 02:16 AM

If she has talked about suicide she needs to be seen by a psychiatrist. I understand you haven’t had much luck . If she is suicidal then she needs to be in a psych hospital, while there a social worker or case manager can work to set up follow up appts , get her in with a psychiatrist and Therapist also they can check into her physical health and get appts normally quicker that you can.

Of course going into a psych hospital isn’t s vacation, I have gone many times, it is a safe place to get help. Medications can be started.

Getting adequate mental health care can be hard to find. But going in the hospital can get things lined up.

Squeaky wheel truly gets the oil

Good luck

Bob1960 · Jan 18, 2020 at 09:51 PM

She been in eight mental hospitals in 6 years. So now she hates them and will not go back.

CANDC · Jan 21, 2020 at 08:36 PM

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CANDC · Jan 21, 2020 at 08:36 PM

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She been in eight mental hospitals in 6 years. So now she hates them and will not go back.

Billybob, I am so sorry to hear that she is refusing treatment. People in US cannot be forced into inpatient hospitalization unless they are deemed a risk to themselves or others.

Sometimes what happens is the person starts being psychotic and attracts attention and gets put in for 72 hour observation. Sometimes it takes more than one 3 day period to get to the point where the person is ordered for therapy.

If you have a connection to a therapist they may help you sort this out.

@CANDC

Bob1960 · Jan 23, 2020 at 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by CANDC

Billybob, I am so sorry to hear that she is refusing treatment. People in US cannot be forced into inpatient hospitalization unless they are deemed a risk to themselves or others.

Sometimes what happens is the person starts being psychotic and attracts attention and gets put in for 72 hour observation. Sometimes it takes more than one 3 day period to get to the point where the person is ordered for therapy.

If you have a connection to a therapist they may help you sort this out.

@CANDC

She has a therapist but they will not help me because I have no rights because I'm not married to her. She tells her doctor everything is wonderful but it isn't. Her local mental hospital doesn't care at all about her condition. I would have to hire a lawyer to get them do sometime. Thanks for the help.

CANDC · Jan 24, 2020 at 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Billybob59

She has a therapist but they will not help me because I have no rights because I'm not married to her. She tells her doctor everything is wonderful but it isn't. Her local mental hospital doesn't care at all about her condition. I would have to hire a lawyer to get them do sometime. Thanks for the help.

Sorry that sounds so familiar with the stories of avoidance I hear. I think it may be part of the mental illness, maybe even feeling they are all right when their life was a mess.

NAMI told me that I could writer to their therapist and give them voice messages that tell them what is really going on, but that may not work for you. You would not get a reply from the therapist but you could share information especially if they are a harm to themselves or someone else.

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Bob1960 Member Member Since Nov 2019 Location: Tennessee Posts: 104 4 3 hugs given	Jan 11, 2020 at 09:35 PM #1 My girlfriend had only one Strawberry Daiquiri drink and made her go off in a mental fit of screaming and crying. No more drinks ever again.
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Bob1960 Member Member Since Nov 2019 Location: Tennessee Posts: 104 4 3 hugs given	Jan 13, 2020 at 05:30 AM #4 She gone off and having fits again. Thinking everyone hates her. She saying her family hates her over an over again. I call her girlfriend to get her too call her about happy things.
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~Christina Legendary Wise Elder Community Liaison Member Since Jul 2011 Location: Tennessee Posts: 22,450 (SuperPoster!) 12 12.7k hugs given	Jan 16, 2020 at 02:09 AM #5 Well your girl friend has numerous serious health problems. Does she try and do what’s right to take care of herself or has she just decided to blow it all off?? It sounds like she needs professional help from both medical and psychiatrist ASAP __________________ Helping others gets me out of my own head ~
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Bob1960 Member Member Since Nov 2019 Location: Tennessee Posts: 104 4 3 hugs given	Jan 18, 2020 at 09:51 PM #8 She been in eight mental hospitals in 6 years. So now she hates them and will not go back.
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