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[Shaz51]

Hello @Butterfly18 

My husband has had MI all his life , he has been diagnosed with lots of things like SAD, GAD, Inherited Depression , ADHD, , he has been in hospital a few times

last time he was given 3 lots of medication which we can not say what they are but he is on anti depressant, anti anxiety and sleeping meds which are all given to people who have Bipolar 11

I will tag you over at my thread which is called " ups and downs of my husband`s MI

[Former-Member]

How are things going @Butterfly18

[Butterfly18]

Not so great, he moved in for 3 weeks then left. He says he can’t help but feel trapped.
He seen his professor on Tuesday and although he isn’t swinging between highs and lows so much, his highs are lasting longer and are dangerous.
So he will be seeing him in 3 weeks for a re assessment and possible more meds for the adhd.

I guess I’m struggling to understand what feelings he feels and actions he does are controllable or not. I’m not sure how long it’s going to take to be stable and if I can bare living like this much longer.

It’s such a hell for him and for me at the moment

[Former-Member]

@Butterfly18

Sadly there are no easy answers as to how long things will take for your husband to be stable.  Getting support for ourselves to be able to cope with what life throws at us is often the best thing we can do for ourselves. Carers Australia offer some free counselling sessions, there are mental health support services that have carer programs - Wellways, GROW are a couple of these -  I can send you some links if you let me know what state or territory you are in. 

http://www.carersaustralia.com.au/

[Shaz51]

sending you tender hugs @Butterfly18

[Butterfly18]

Thank you that would be helpful. I live in Sydney

[Former-Member]

@Butterfly18

NSW health lists 5 non government organisations on its website here:

http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/Pages/family-mh-program.aspx

An example of what these services provide is:

individual support

https://www.onedoor.org.au/services/carer-services/nsw-family-carer-mental-health-program

education events in many places across town - see this list

https://www.onedoor.org.au/events/carer-education

I have had support from Wellways, a similar type organisation which was really helpful.

[Shaz51]

Hello @Butterfly18, checking in to see how you are and your partner

love to hear from you xx