My heart goes out to you and I'm full of admiration for you in what I know is a heart wrenching anxiety ridden time. My nephew(who is also 16) and I are the bipolars of the family and we have our lunch dates and it's been helpful to both of us while we are in our different episodes. He can't ******** me and vise versa. I feel that after dealing with my illness for so long that I am able to offer him my advice and complete understanding. I feel that since he can see and we talk about my past present and possible future episodes, that it really gives him a good look about how important the meds are. After being hospitalized he refused meds for months....then he hit rock bottom and opened up....now he's taking his meds ( mostly) and has gotten his first job!does your son have any one around with the same illness that can get through to him? I found that my nephew seeing me in my different states and seeing the havoc that follows was a great lesson that has helped him stay on track. He still has anger issues, but we are getting there. I don't know if any of this helps you. I thought since our situations were similar I would share what our family is doing to help my nephew. Also I have been there for my sister ( his mother) while she has cried and we chase him down, when we have to call the cops and when she needs to escape. You should give yourself some escape time so your stronger for the next twist on he roller coaster . Great job supporting and sticking in the trenches with him....he'll remember that you never gave up on him.....