Bi-Polar

[kloofnek]

Can anyone enlighten about someone who is Bi-Polar..my daughter thinks she is.She had a do last night,where she was screaming and shouting at her partner and 14 year old daughter,telling him to get out,she hated him etc.he rang me as he didn`t know what to do,he has only been living with her a few months(been together longer.lovely person he is)

She told me she could feel it coming on and told my grandaughter to go to her father who lives nearby.
Can this be a Bi-Polar symptom?She has an appointment next week with the doc,but she is afraid he won`t believe her.

[wolf63]

Sqad will be along, but in the meantime I will try to help you.

This link should take you to the Royal College of Psychiatrists website and there is reliable information that you can read. http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/healthadvice/problemsdisorders.aspx#B

I am bipolar and have been since my teens - I am now 50 and unable to work. My brain is having an 'off' day today so I can't find the words to explain the illness. I hope the links help.

Happy reading

[kloofnek]

Thank you ,Wolf,have a nice afternoon

[Sqad]

Seeing wolf mentioned my name, i feel that i need to contribute.......
I am very poor at Psychiatry, always have been and always will been, but luckily have never had to confront the conditions.

For what it is worth, one would need greater evidence than what you have described to support a diagnosis of bi polar and i would suggest that the link supplied by wolf may be read and digested.

Mood swings, inability to maintain a relationship at work and at play, not wanting to get up in the morning, no interest in life and living in that "black hole."

No I cannot help any further only to say that one would need greater evidence that you have produced, to support a diagnosis of bi-polar.

[Tilly2]

Hopw old is your daughter, kloof?

[kloofnek]

she is 40.

[pixie373]

That could be a symptom of many different things. I would suggest she writes down everything that she has noticed and shows it to the GP. They should refer her on to Mental Health Services for a diagnosis. Good luck x

[Tilly2]

Maybe it's hormonal.

The doctor will believe her.

[inksplotter]

Growing up at the same time as your daughter, I'm sure it would have been diagnosed before now.

[kloofnek]

She had a drink problem up to ,(this has been another post of mine at the time,)and ended up in prison for 6 weeks,for drink driving and resisting arrest three years ago.This was all to do with her then boyfriend,however since then she has been fine,got a job and all has been well.So what has happened now I do not know.I worry more for my grandaughter who seems to take it in her stride,much better than I do.

[anneasquith]

could she be drinking alcohol again ? ( sorry ) hope I hav'nt offended you.

[kloofnek]

No no offended...that is exactly what I thought,"oh God,she is drinking again",but she had not been drinking,my husband went to her house when we got the phone call from her,now,partner.

[pixie373]

It could also be a stress problem- they often don't present until after the "danger has passed". It may be coming out now. GP should be able to help, anyway.

[kloofnek]

I hope so

[boxtops]

Perhaps there's more to this than meets the eye. Most of us can feel very wound up at times and lash out verbally at our nearest and dearest (due to something else in our lives) - a food shout can clear the air for us, but obviously this is different. I agree - GP should be the first port of call, perhaps it would be a good idea if she agreed that you could go with her (ostensibly for moral support, but also so you can hear what he/she actually says to your daughter).

[kloofnek]

My other daughter is going with her because she has seen more of this than I have...a lot was kept from me as I get so upset...at one stage my grandaughter had to live with "my other daughter" for a while,social services wanted this...this is when I found out how bad things were(this is about four years back )as she lives only four doors away from me.

Like I have said,all has been well for the last three years(as far as I know) especially since she got in with her present partner...this one has actually moved in and he has told my husband that he wants to marry her...he must love her!!!!

[wolf63]

I was ill for about fifteen years before I got a diagnosis. I went to the doctor for help with depression and was put on antidepressants. They worked very quickly and I was happy, alas as the days/weeks passed it became clear that I was manic. Initially it was a pleasant time. Then it got out of control. I have been drugged up since 1996.

It doesn't sound as if this is what your daughter has. I hope that it is not going to be something that is an on going problem.

I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. It takes your life away and you have to keep struggling on.

[pixie373]

It doesn't sound like bipolar to me, either- at least not my experience of it.