Spouse Entering Psychosis
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Hello, I am looking for advice from people with more experience. My husband has been exhibiting signs of mania for the past couple months, although he has not been officially diagnosed with bipolar disorder. We ended up having a talk about how his behavior has been strange and realizing there is a pattern to it, connecting the dots that it is very possible he has it. Unfortunately right after this talk he had to go on a trip to help a family member, we were planning on having him bring it up to the psychiatrist when he got back. It has been two weeks and hes coming back tomorrow, but his mania has turned into something much more intense. He is having paranoid delusions that he cannot shake, hearing things and feeling things that arent there and feeling very afraid like his family is out to get him. He recognizes that this is more than likely psychosis and is planning on checking into the psych ward as soon as he gets back. He is very intelligent and extremely self aware, which is why i think he can tell something is very wrong. I would love for advice from anyone on how to help him recover when he gets out. How well does medication help? How long of a period does it take to feel safe again? I know these vary greatly person to person but all of this is incredibly new to me. Thank you to those who respond.