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Old Dec 30, 2021, 11:54 AM
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Location: Czechia
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My husband has been a bit depressed for a while. I'm not, but sort of coasting on "so-so". I can't get him out of depression. He has to work a bit, himself. He takes old Wellbutrin leftover from his pdoc in the US. I've encouraged him to find a pdoc and maybe even a therapist here in CZ, but he puts it off. I even talked to his sister about his depression. His productivity is far lower than mine. What gets me is when he says he'll do something like load the dishwasher, but then hours later when I want to cook, it wasn't done. I end up doing almost 100% of the housework and cooking. I make him espresso in the afternoon. When I get water for myself I usually ask him if he wants some. On the occasion he gets his own drink, he almost never asks me if I want one. In his defense, he does pay the bills and does the driving (which we do little of), but that's it..that I don't also do. The rest of the time he's sleeping, in the bathroom, or on his phone texting his friend from the US. We watch a little TV together in the evenings. When he worked a job, I totally understood me trying to do the lion's portion of everything else (save the bills), but he hasn't worked since a while before we moved. He's had some offers from his friend, but he doesn't accept. I would even be happy to help him with such work, as I can.
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Dx: Bipolar type 1

Psych Medications:
* Tegretol XR (carbamazepine ER) 800 mg
* Lamictal (lamotrigine) 150 mg
* Seroquel XR (quetiapine ER) 500 mg

I also take meds for blood pressure, cholesterol, and tachycardia.
Hugs from:
*Beth*, Mountaindewed