I know of an older lady with BP I. She is well known for stopping her meds when she feels better. Her mania has helped make her homeless SEVEN times in her life. Seven! Recently she was arrested and ended up in front of a judge. The judge had her committed to a psych hospital until the doctors determine she can be released. This lasted for over a month. The judge assigned a psychiatrist to her. She was instructed to keep her appointment, continue to take her prescribed meds, and not leave the county without an approval from her court appointed pdoc. Guess what she did one week later? She ditched her meds. She told me that she was cured. Does this sound familiar to anyone? I had to leave her. She has just too much baggage. I have enough chaos in ny life. I just do not need the drama.

As far as I am concerned, I am doing OK. Ever since I started my new job, I have been having a low grade depression. My house is getting really messy. I have somehow lost a couple of my meds, I have been distracted in my focus on anything, My pdoc thinks I have ADD, I will see what the future will bring me.

BTW when that lady is manic, she moves in complete strangers, and call them her boyfriend. Sometimes they are homeless people. After I left, this is what she did. His name is Phillipe.