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[quote=Anonymous]Sending you warm wishes and hugs. My mother was bipolar and schizophrenic and my sister and I turned out great! It’s very hard having a mentally ill mother but what saved us was having two loving parents, one of which was not mentally ill, and an extended family that could watch over us when my mom was hospitalized or unable to function. If my mom had stopped taking her meds, that would have been most all of the time. For the sake of your children, please don’t give up on medication and tell your psychiatrist why you feel the current mix is not helping enough. When my mom was “at her best,” she was loving, kind, and medicated. My heart goes out to you and your family. The fact that you want to be well for your kids (and have a co-parent) tells me you’ve got the strength and grit and support to do this. FWIW, my family lived near the poverty line and it all still worked out for us somehow. The last thing my Dad would cut were my Mom’s psychiatrist fees.[/quote]
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