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Originally Posted by Tucson
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? 
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, 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. |
Its familiar in that I've heard others like it, yes. When she is "cured" she should be able to reflect on the arrests and homelessness. Or is this just a pattern that she can't seem to get out of?
My house is messy and I'm not depressed.
How did you lose your meds? You should see if a pharmacy near you does "blister packs" or "bubble packs" as they're called. That way you have your morning, afternoon, evening, and night time doses all packed nicely in plastic "bubbles" and all you have to do is rip one off the sheet and open it and take the pills! If you can't find anyone who does blister packs, then you could buy one of the Sunday to Saturday pill organizers and once a week fill it. That way you only have to deal with your pills once a week instead of getting pills out of every bottle every day.
I don't know what to say about her moving people in except my apartment complex will not let you have people sleep over for more than two weeks I think it is. Otherwise, they have to be on the lease.