My dh says his symptoms are returning.
I thought he'd had manic depression in the past. He says the doctors said that at the time, but the symptoms he had matched up with paranoid schizophrenia. I'm not sure what bipolar is ... am I in the right place?
Anyway. He's going to see the doctor as soon as he can get an appt. We've been married for 9 years and he's been ok all that time. He was just coming off the drugs they gave him when we got together.
I'm scared. He's scared. I don't know how to help him. I'm scared that things will fall apart and I'm scared for my children. What if he gets really ill - how will that affect them?
I guess I'm asking for support for me, and ideas of how I can help him. He's kind of a lapsed Christian - used to go to Church and brought up in a Christian family but has lost his enthusiasm for it and I think he feels that his mental health problems have somehow showed him God is not real.
Hope it's ok to post here.
Will the drugs help him again? Is it good that he's seeking help and not ignoring it?
Thank you
I thought he'd had manic depression in the past. He says the doctors said that at the time, but the symptoms he had matched up with paranoid schizophrenia. I'm not sure what bipolar is ... am I in the right place?
Anyway. He's going to see the doctor as soon as he can get an appt. We've been married for 9 years and he's been ok all that time. He was just coming off the drugs they gave him when we got together.
I'm scared. He's scared. I don't know how to help him. I'm scared that things will fall apart and I'm scared for my children. What if he gets really ill - how will that affect them?
I guess I'm asking for support for me, and ideas of how I can help him. He's kind of a lapsed Christian - used to go to Church and brought up in a Christian family but has lost his enthusiasm for it and I think he feels that his mental health problems have somehow showed him God is not real.
Hope it's ok to post here.
Will the drugs help him again? Is it good that he's seeking help and not ignoring it?
Thank you
because the more we praise the more God becomes a part of us. God will bring you through. Illness, regardless of what type, comes from the enemy, and his goal is to steal and destroy. Our Lord Jesus wants to restore us. God bless you. Send me a PM if you need to talk. 
Hi, I can only imagine what you two are going through. I would have to know more about his symptoms to see what I think may be the diagnosis but that's really up to the doctors. Bipolar is a mood disorder caused by mismatched chemicals going off in the brain (that's the best explaination I can give). With it uncontrolled, you can either be up and happy all the time, talking very fast and loud, very distractable, and very busy all the time needing less sleep than usual. I have even had delusions in a manic phase where I saw things in the darkness of night and heard things (like the phone ringing when it wasn't or load music) during the day. When I'm down, unfortunately, I get very suicidal. I hide from everyone, even my family and church. I don't cry often but I'm very irritable, forgetful, and hopeless. With medication, I am almost stable. Of course I have everyone praying for me also. It has affected my two teens in that they don't understand why mommy isn't cooking, cleaning, and sleeping all the time when I'm down. When I'm up, I make very elaborate dinners, clean the house, wash windows, and have to give my husband the checkbook and credit cards. Prayers are with you. You can support him by helping him find a good psychiatrist. 
