Help! Husband stopped meds
I’ll TRY to make this concise. My husband is 38 and had a manic episode about 3 years ago and was diagnosed with bipolar 1 disorder. His dad also has it but it was late onset at 60; he’s a stubborn man snd has always refused medication, leading to chaos and heartbreak everywhere. Well last fall I had a post partum stroke 9 days after we had our baby. So, my husband was thrust into a high stress situation with me and taking care of home life while also starting a new business with a good friend of his. I don’t know what happened in this time to make him think he should stop his meds (abilify) but apparently he did without consulting his doctor, me, or any other family or friends. It’s been pretty downhill ever since. He was heavily using chat gpt during this time as well and I think things got weird with that too. It seemed to gas him up and reinforce his delusions at times. It’s gotten so bad lately and we managed to get him IVC in a mental health facility but he’s absolutely refusing medication and refusing to accept his illness. He says he has clarity now sbd gets things most other people do not get. I’m at my wits end and I don’t know what to do. I’m still recovering myself from the brain bleed and I’m so overwhelmed