wow. has she ever signed the HIPAA form so you can talk to her dr? now might not be the time to push it. . . try to encourage her to merely go on a lower dose, maybe. is she just on a mood stabilizer, or something else?
She was on Celexa (Anti-Depressant) and Abilify (Mood Stabilizer). I suggested that she do it that way, but she doesn't seem too interested. The only reason she was diagnosed bi-polar was because she started rapid-cycling after being put on the AD. I am concerned about her going off her meds, but beyond informing the psych (which I may do), I am not sure there is anything productive I can do about it.
My wife was on celexa (for depression) & well-butrin (I think that sounds right, for bp), she went off them a couple years ago to get "skinny" and thats when all the problems started - getting skinny, working out, tanning, buying new clothes, new hairstyle, new friends, staying out late, clubbing, etc.
Going off the meds without supervision is not smart, watch out for the withdrawal symptoms, it's not if they will happen, it's when they will happen and then she will start having ideas to make really radical changes, let's drop this and do this right now, no need to wait let's do it and then it will be, why did we do this, I can't believe we did this.
