My husband has a bad temper and has lost his job (been laid off) several times before due to the nature of his jobs (NOT because of his temper, though). He just came out of a period of unemployment at the end of February. Lately he's had some stressors at work that have made him get really angry and I'm afraid he's going to lose his temper, do something stupid, and lose his job.

My pdoc has had to double my Xanax XR due to this situation because I keep obsessing that he will lose his job and/or that his temper will make me so unstable (possibly hospitalized) that I will feel the need to have to separate from him. I have NEVER in my life been on this much Xanax and I really would rather not take so much. I love my husband SO much and our relationship is fantastic other than his moods.

Normally, when I'm feeling stable, I stay pretty calm with my husbands moods. I really think I may need to be put on an antidepressant because of the anxiety and obsession and I think I have a pretty good case for it to bring to my pdoc. I'm also getting intrusive thoughts (they usually come along the times when my OCD is flared up). Most of the time my pdoc avoids antidepressants with me due to my tendency to be hypomanic. Lately, I have not been hypomanic, it has been more depression along with obsession.

So I suspect I'm probably overreacting, thinking that my husband and I may have to split up due to his moods/temper. I think I'm extra sensitive/obsessive right now and I think it's time to see the pdoc again.

Bipolar 2, OCD, GAD
Lithium, Trileptal, Latuda, Risperdal, Xanax XR, Xanax PRN