Does any one know If you can go to the doctors about your partner. He has bipolar disorder.?
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With an illness lke bipolar he realy needs to be seen by the doc. You could phone the doc and discuss your concerns and ask him/her to come and see him at home. If this is not possible then I would advise you to contact an organisation like MIND who may be able to offer suggestions for you as all cases are different. It is quite common for people with BD not to think they are ill. The fact that you want to help is great.
The best thing to do would be to write the doctor a letter describing his symptoms. Then he can decide whether he needs to contact your partner or not.
You could discuss this with your doctor but without seeing them he wouldn't be able to diagnosis him
absolutely!! more partner's should care this much. its good of you to help
yes you can discuss your worries in confidence with your Dr. he needs to know if there is a problem and if your husband is not mentally capable of dealing with sorting this then you are obligated as his carer and partner and legal guardian if you like.to help him!!
The doctor can take anything you tell him/her as additional information to consider, but he can't accept it as the truth or treat your partner based on it alone. For that he/she will need to see your partner as a patient.
This really won't help. A doctor can't do anything or prescribe anything without examining the actual person in need. And besides, since you're not an expert yourself, your observations could be not just incomplete, but utterly wrong. Don't open this can of worms. Talk to your partner, that's all you can do.
This is all part of the illness. Even if it did work as soon as they feel better, they stop taking it, thinking they don't need it!! You will be in for a roller coaster ride of a relationship if you stay with him! There is no cure and he will go from bad to good and back again over and over! If you have children, they could have the disease as well. Not many people can deal with this disease it is very devastating! Sorry!
You can definitely have a consultation about your partner with a doctor. I would just tell them straightforward that you need to meet with the doctor to discuss your partner's disorder and try to find a solution. Most doctors won't mind, and sometimes people who have personality disorders or other mental conditions are unable to determine whether or not they need to go to the doctor. So it is definitely something to look into.
Hope this helps! :-)
You are free to go to the doctor but all he can do is give you advice. I know that in some states it is legal to have a person committed for 7 days for psychological observation if a concerned party has proof that the person in question is a danger to themselves or to others. Other than that, your partner has to agree to be seen by a doctor for any potential "disorder". I don't even think it's legal for a doctor to discuss his/her medical condition with you without the patient's authorization. That's how it is where I live anyway. Good luck.
No. He has to do it.
The doctor would make a note of your concerns at best, but would not be legally able to take any action just on your word. Maybe it would help you to go to your own therapist or support group so you can talk about these struggles with others who have been there and can give you advice or tools to help you deal. Your partner's doctor can't give you any of that, and isn't that what you really want? You can't force anyone to do something if they don't want to do it. Better to do something healthy and positive for the person you can change. You. It's hard to do it on your own, maybe impossible. Don't do it on your own. Get some input from others. Support is out there! Why settle for now when there's a big possibly that things will be better?
Amelia
Let me start by saying, since he is on medication, I'm assuming that he has regularly scheduled follow-up appointments. Most people with chronic illnesses do have regular appointments and I think that's why the answers you've gotten so far are what they are.
My answer is YES! Call the Dr.'s office and tell them you need to speak with the Dr. and why. I bet he'll speak with you on the phone and will thank you for the information. Then you need to nudge your partner to that next appointment. The Dr. may or may not rat you out, so be aware or ready for that. But if you really care and you know you are right then do it. But know there may be repercussions on the home front. When talking with the Dr. tell him/her if you are worried about this and why.
The reason 'I know of what I speak' is I am physically disabled and have many friends that are in different stages of their own arthritis/pain or other disease. I have had several of these friends, who their families knew nothing about their disease, but thought their loved one was taking too many pain pills. I am not saying YOU are in the wrong, but these family members had no knowledge of the diseases and pain is personal as chronic pain sufferers differ from someone with acute pain such as post-surgery or a broken limb. So, they called the Dr's and spoke with them. In these cases, I have obviously heard about them from the patient, because the patients were told by their Dr's that someone called. I think it's because the Dr. believed the patient needed the pain meds and the family needed education. Recently my friend and her Dr. called her Mother from the office appointment and the friend/patient was told to be quiet. The Dr. explained the whole thing to the Mother to put her fears to rest and explained the changes they were making to my friends meds. The Mom still doesn't know her daughter heard the whole conversation.
Admittedly, your situation is different. You may be in physical danger or there may be children in your home. So, I think you're in the right on this one, because my best friend is bi-polar and I know 2 people in relationships with bi-polar patients. Meds not working, dosage wrong, patiient quits taking them because they feel tired are things I hear a lot from those friends.
Good luck to you. If you want to stay with your partner or because you want to help them be the best they can be with or without you, it's tough to be in your shoes. I hope you do call. You won't be the first call like that the Dr. has gotten. You didn't say if it's a family Dr. or Mental Health Dr. that's writing the script. Call the one that handles the script and the theapist too if you need to. I'll be thinking about you.
You could but the doctor will probably not be able to do anything unless your partner is a danger either to himself or others in which case the doctor would be able to section him under the mental health act.
You can go to your GP for yourself and discuss your partner and how you feel about his symptoms but, your partner has to go to see the doctor for himself for the doctor to take any action. The GP will make a note of what you have said and how you are feeling but because of patient confidentiality there is nothing he can do for your partner without seeing him, unless he is a danger to himself or other people. I know this through personal experience and also how frustrating it can be. Try, if you can to go to the doctors with your partner, (I know this is easier said than done). Good luck.
You can eother try to see the GP, if they are not really busy, or write with your concerns, it would be best though to go along with your BF as you may fall into the confidentiallity trap.
Going with your BF and therefore having his permission to be there does not breach confidentiality, and would also give you the chance to air your views.
You say the medication is not helping, how long has he been on it?
Does your BF have a designated health professional, ie a CPN (UK) they will be a good way to air your concerns too, good luck it can be a mine field!
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