A friend and her BiPolar friend?
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Yes, she sounds like she is manic and she will likely experience a bout of depression sometime in the future, that will probably be when she decides to go back on her meds. I don't know that she'll necessarily cause fights, it depends on how severe her mood gets. She really needs to go back on her meds, but probably won't listen until she is depressed.
I have bipolar and I've been stable where I live, however, it seems that this girl is being irrational and really needs her meds.
never live with a bipolar friend..because they will reel you into their bs
In my experience Someone who has Bipolar tends to be almost obsessive and completely focused. EG: Shopping, will spend money they do not have but feel they simply want to shop! Rushes around the shops not really considering their purchase and to hell with the cost!
The person I knew would also attach themselves to someone who seems to understand them, because they tended to alienate 'friends' really quickly. He was scared of being alone and would just want to be with someone.
He would be up and then very very down. And yes the crash can be catastrophic, sadly my friend committed suicide.
Maybe your friend could chat to this young lady and try to understand what is going on in her mind. She clearly needs help to see where she is going in the future and what, if any, her plans are. Hook up with a Dr soon and it is a good idea for her to re start her meds again. Coming off tends to heighten everything.
BiPolars experience manic episodes and then deep depression. The mood swings are extreme the highs really high and the lows suicidal. Medication is extremely important in managing this illness. The medications even out the mood swings and then the person taking them begins to think I am fine I don't need this medication. Most of the medications have side effects such as weight gain, being sleepy most of the time and the possibility of increased suicial risks. It is a difficult illiness to manage. It does not go away, it is chemical reactions in the brain. It should and can be managed.
Your friend has taken on a very difficult situation. Hopefully, she will be able to convince her friend to go back on medication. The sooner she starts back on her medication the better.
When the illness is not managed, the person will do and say things without thinking or planning. They are usually very moody and some what prone to violence. Remember this is an illness of extremes so they love to extremes, spend to extremes, drink to extremes and on and on.
It requires a lot of love and patience to deal with someone who suffers with BiPolarism. Boundaries must be set and they must be maintained. This illness unmanaged does not respect boundaries or limits. Every thing is justified or explainable by the person with the illness.
The best position your friend could take for everyone involved , would be to tell her friend if she is not on her medication she cannot continue to live with her. This may seem harsh, however the person (with the illness) is not taking care of themselves.
They often enjoy the manic phase too much to take medication. Refer your friend to bipolar disorder, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris... on page 5. Some are rapid cyclers, others not so: it can be unpredictable, but the depressive phase is only a matter of time, and when that happens, the advice on depression treatments can help, but those supplements and exercises should be maintained, throughout the year, to be reasonably effective.
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