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My name is Craig and I have never been on a message board like this before, I didn't even know they existed until now. The love of my life and mother of my 3 yr. old little girl is Bi-polar and I need some help understanding how to deal with it. She was diagnosed about a year ago when she had what I believe was her first major episode. She went through a manic stage for about a month where it seemed like she was on top of the world. Then she went through a stage where she left me and acted like someone that I have never seen in her before. This lasted about 6 mo. and it was the hardest time I have ever had to deal with in my life. We are back together now and have been since February of this year. She was in the psych. hospital for about a week back in May when she was showing signs of having another episode. Since then she has been on 800 mg. of Seroquil a day and things have been great until recently. I think she is going through some kind of mixed episode right now because she has been working very hard and a lot of hours and it seems as if she thinks she is unstoppable. But, she has been very uninterested and grouchy toward our family here lately. Her sex drive has been decreasing over the past several months also. For the past 2 months she has had no sex drive whatsoever and says that she doesn't know why. She can't even stand to be touched by me at all any more, not even if I am just trying to lightly rub her leg or back, she just says that it bothers her. She has recently told me that she quit taking her meds about 3 weeks ago and I am having trouble convincing her to start taking them again. She truly is the love of my life and I would do anything for her but I am lost and confused on what to do. Is the deminished sex drive normal in Bi-polar patients? If so, what can we try to fix it? What can I do to be supportive to her and get through this together? I have been trying everything I can think of but nothing seems to be working. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
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