How do you deal with being with someone who is bi-polar?!


Question: How do you deal with being with someone who is bi-polar.?
My girlfriend is bi-polar one minute she is really happy and telling me she loves me the next she is a whole different person. Sometimes it gets hard, What should I do.? I'm just 18 and she is 18 also.Health Question & Answer


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Very hard to deal with someone with Bi=polar because they are very unpredictable, i have a sister and mother both bi-polar, The most obvious answer is take them to a doctor but that would not blow over well. Sometimes what you have to do is be Stern with the person and sit down and tell them you want to talk about the things you have been noticing with her behaviors and try to make a mature conversation out of it, sometimes that makes all the difference!Health Question & Answer

"geek is an immature loser". These kind of idiots want to make me puke. Get educated before making people with a mental illness look like a fool that rides the short bus. I have Bipolar Disorder. It is very hard to make a relationship keep afloat, especially if you both are 18. Is she on medication.? That is the first step to get her moodiness under control. It may take a long time to find the correct medication (s) for her, but tell her to not give up. This illness wont ever go away. There will be times when all is great & she is normal, but without medication (for life) it will never be "normal", but what is normal.? Stay with her if you think you can handle all this, otherwise, bail out now, it's better for both of you. Health Question & Answer

She may well have rapid cycling bipolar disorder. A previous answer follows: See section 10, on bipolar disorder, at ezy build, below, and take the quiz, if unsure, and if the results are positive, ensure you get an expert diagnosis from a mental health professional, not doctors, who are much better dealing with physical ailments, and don't diagnose complex disorders like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and borderline personality disorder often enough to develop any real expertise.

Bipolar disorder usually involves major mood swings, which occur without apparent cause, and often over many months, or a matter of years, rather than days, as with most people (unless rapid cycling). I'd take 4 Omega 3 fish oil supplements daily, replacing 2 of them with cod liver oil supplements in the winter months, (or, as probably a better alternative to the 2 cod liver oil supplements: 1 teaspoonful of cod liver oil, with a little butter, to ensure its use; I take mine on sourdough rye bread, or toast, covered with fishpaste, and pepper, to mask the strong taste). Those people who receive adequate exposure to sunlight, daily, won't need the vitamin D from cod liver oil, but many people, particularly those in latitudes far from the equator, find this difficult, to achieve.

If you decide to use allopathy, (modern Western medicine) I recommend trying Lithium Carbonate, or Lithium Citrate. (regular tests are necessary, for these) before trying the other mood stabilisers, but if you aren't good at taking medications regularly, drinking adequate water, and keeping up your salt intake, something else, such as Lamictal, or Depakote, may suit you better. Check out "lithium" at http://www.drugs.com/, and http://crazymeds.us/ and always research medications first, there, and at http://www.rxlist.com/ & http://www.askapatient.com/ (read, and keep the labels/information sheets) so you will be aware of the risks, and on the lookout for side effects. Personally, if I wasn't bipolar type 1, and didn't experience hallucinations, or serious delusional states, I know I'd first try the orthomolecular, and Omega 3 fish oil supplements, vitamins, minerals; a herbal remedy, and a mostly raw food diet, for several months. Note: St. John's wort, and also antidepressants, may cause mania, or hypomania, in people with bipolar disorder. I'd aso eat in accordance with my "nutritional type". Enter that term in the searchbar at http://www.mercola.com/

If not considerably improved, after a maximum of 6 months trial period, consult your primary mental health care provider: you may be one of those who need medications to prevent this serious disorder from worsening. If you have bipolar type 1, an antipsychotic medication may also be needed. Everyone should take the Omega 3 supplements, or preferably "krill oil" for its other health benefits: use the searchbar at http://www.mercola.com/ . Some people refuse medication, using supplements, and a selective, mostly raw food diet (I do not recommended trying this, if bipolar 1, unless you aren't troubled by hallucinations, or delusional states).

Maintain the treatments for the depressive phase, in section 2, at: http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris Some topics in section 10 include: treating bipolar disorder with supplements, vitamins, minerals, and herbal remedies (except for St. John's wort!). As with all medications, there are risks, and the possibility of side effects, which is why I inform people of the alternatives, to see if they can cope sufficiently well, without resorting to medications or, at least use less of them, with their attendant risks, and side effects. Don't use medications and supplements together, without medical advice, except for Omega 3, which is safe, anytime. It is not unknown for those discontinuing medication, and trying the alternative treatments, (which are not quick to work) to lose their jobs, because of unacceptable behavio(u)r, so I'd start 1 week before vacation, and closely monitor the situation, and use medical advice. Many bipolars enjoy the mania/hypomania too much to risk losing it by taking mood stabilisers; others don't like the side effects, so it's advisable to find out what treatment is being used, (if any) so you have a better idea of where you stand. See the BIPOLAR SUPPORTER website, on how to treat bipolars.
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You don't say if she is seeking medical advice or not. She should get some mental health help and start a program of meds and therapy. You should also support her on this and make sure she gets the help.Health Question & Answer

Well, try talking to her see if understands where you come from. See where it goes from their. I mean she can't be that bad.Health Question & Answer



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