Posted by Sam Grimes on March 12, 2003, at 17:12:24
My wife was diagnoed with bipolar in 1999 after a severe manic/psychotic episode. At the time she was given haldol to ease the psychosis but once she came back to reality she debated with us about what had really happened to her - a debate that grew into denial. Since then she has had one more moderate episode (last summer) and a mild episode this past December. She is having another mild episode now (or maybe the December one never went away but just eased up a bit). She refuses medication and denies that she has bipolar - attributing her troubles to spiritual causes.
Does anyone have experience with this sort of behaviour - any tips for dealing with it. Because her episodes were infrequent though severe ('88, '94, '99) her psychiatrist didn't recommend lithium or any constant medication. But the episodes seem to be coming more frequently, and perhaps now lithium or some other medication is appropriate. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
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