What's the matter with bipolar disorder?

summary

My husband has been out of work for more than a year. He has found several jobs, but either he can't be employed or he won't be working long. My husband's mood has also become very unstable. Sometimes, when he finds a job, he will be very excited, enthusiastic and hardworking. However, if there is something in his work that he doesn't like, he will be very resentful and try his best to fight. If he fails to fight, he will become extremely negative and lose a lot of opportunities. In the past six months, my husband's temper is even more eccentric. He always loses his temper with me. He drinks too much all day, and the whole person is haggard. I often talk to a good friend of ours, he saw that this was not the way to go on, so he arranged for a psychologist to treat his husband. Let's take a look at the following.

What's the matter with bipolar disorder?

First: I told the doctor about my husband in detail. The doctor said that he probably knew about the situation, but he needed more in-depth understanding, so he talked to his husband alone. Before entering the conversation room, I reminded my husband to try to relax. After more than an hour's conversation, my husband and I auscultated together. The doctor said that my husband was manic depressive, manic and melancholic. If the disease develops, it will evolve into schizophrenia and personality disorder, so we should treat it as soon as possible.

Second: at the same time, the doctor also gave me a lot of information about the psychotherapy of bipolar disorder. I hope that in addition to coming back for further consultation on time, I will provide psychological counseling and support at home to help patients out of difficulties.

Third: then the doctor prescribed a lot of drugs, and explained the efficacy and dosage to me, so that I must control them well. There are mood stabilizers and antidepressants.

matters needing attention

These measures should be carried out for 6 to 8 weeks and follow-up observation should be continued. For example, my husband is now in a stable mood, but I still need to continue medication and follow-up visit. This disease needs a long-term treatment.