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<blockquote data-quote="crazymama30" data-source="post: 310787" data-attributes="member: 3184"><p>I second smallworld. No antidepressants. My husband has been depressed to the point he did not leave the house for a week, did not get dressed, barely spoke and has never been on an ad. I suspect they are using the trazadone for sleep, it is most commonly used as a sleeper as it is not addictive but it was first developed as an anti depressant. </p><p> </p><p>It must be hard to have to go through a community mental health center. Is there any way she would allow you to go to the doctor with her? I only do this with husband when he is doing really poorly, psychiatrist has come to realize this and it does help. His psychiatrist is great about listening to me. Does she see the same psychiatrist? I do think that continuity is important. How knowledgeable are the docs about BiPolar (BP)? </p><p> </p><p>Is your wife BiPolar (BP) II or BiPolar (BP) I? If she is BiPolar (BP) II there is a great book, called why am I still depressed? It is not by any means about depression. I did not buy it for months as I thought why did husband's psychiatrist want me to buy a book about depression when he is BiPolar (BP)? It is definately about BiPolar (BP) II and the bipolar spectrum. By I think Richard Phelps. It has extensive research on the contraindication of using antidepressants in BiPolar (BP). Here is the link to the web page attached to the book. <a href="http://psycheducation.org/notes.htm" target="_blank">http://psycheducation.org/notes.htm</a> you can also get to the author's home page from there. </p><p> </p><p>Unfortunately I have decided that sometimes the spouse of the BiPolar (BP)'er must know quite a bit, especially if the BiPolar (BP) does not know nor learn. I am very fortunate that most time my husband will listen to me. He trusts me, unless he is paranoid, and will usually call the doctor if I ask him to.</p><p> </p><p>T--you have my empathy. I have been there done that and it hoovers. Your doctor situation for her sounds difficult. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crazymama30, post: 310787, member: 3184"] I second smallworld. No antidepressants. My husband has been depressed to the point he did not leave the house for a week, did not get dressed, barely spoke and has never been on an ad. I suspect they are using the trazadone for sleep, it is most commonly used as a sleeper as it is not addictive but it was first developed as an anti depressant. It must be hard to have to go through a community mental health center. Is there any way she would allow you to go to the doctor with her? I only do this with husband when he is doing really poorly, psychiatrist has come to realize this and it does help. His psychiatrist is great about listening to me. Does she see the same psychiatrist? I do think that continuity is important. How knowledgeable are the docs about BiPolar (BP)? Is your wife BiPolar (BP) II or BiPolar (BP) I? If she is BiPolar (BP) II there is a great book, called why am I still depressed? It is not by any means about depression. I did not buy it for months as I thought why did husband's psychiatrist want me to buy a book about depression when he is BiPolar (BP)? It is definately about BiPolar (BP) II and the bipolar spectrum. By I think Richard Phelps. It has extensive research on the contraindication of using antidepressants in BiPolar (BP). Here is the link to the web page attached to the book. [URL]http://psycheducation.org/notes.htm[/URL] you can also get to the author's home page from there. Unfortunately I have decided that sometimes the spouse of the BiPolar (BP)'er must know quite a bit, especially if the BiPolar (BP) does not know nor learn. I am very fortunate that most time my husband will listen to me. He trusts me, unless he is paranoid, and will usually call the doctor if I ask him to. T--you have my empathy. I have been there done that and it hoovers. Your doctor situation for her sounds difficult. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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