Please pray for us!

[Pingu]

OK I'm having one of the worst nights of my life. My wife, Zoe suffers from bipolar disorder, which we discovered when she made two suicide attempts a couple of years back.

For the last month or so things have been getting really bad again - her meds seem to have stopped being effective, and they're still experimenting to find replacement alternatives. She's now under the care of a crisis team who call every day, and my mum spends the rest of the day with her, till I get home from work.

Tonight Zoe came home from work in the worst state I have ever seen her. She was agitated beyond belief, and didn't know how to fight the urge to kill herself. So I took her to hospital in the hope that they would admit her, but they've simply discharged her with a sleeping tablet, which should stop her being able to do anything silly in the night.

Those of you who do pray, please include us in your prayers and ask that we get through the week.

[DPDAN]

I already have Pingu, and will continue.

Dan

[serenitymusician]

Consider it done, my friend. Prayers for Zoe, your mum and also for you. Take care.

Gary

[Ranger]

Well what can I say I do feel for you, its rough
I'm not much on religion but for this I'll go to St Joesphs tomorrow and lite a candle for you

Its a church of miracles
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/canada/montreal-st-josephs-oratory.htm

keep the faith

[el-russo]

I am sorry to hear about what's happening to your wife. Tomorrow I will light a candle for her at the pool of Bethesda - the place where Jesus healed people here in Jerusalem. One for her so she gets better, one for you so you have the power to live through these hard times and one for me since I suffer from the same disorder.

[Leaf]

I will Pingu, and I already have. I'll also call the church that i just started attending and ask them all to pray, believing for healing and peace.

David

[SeanHannifin]

Will be in my thoughts and prayers.

[Pingu]

Thank you very, very much everyone. I've said it before, but this forum has got to be the nicest community on the web.

Well Zoe's asleep now, so I'm going to join her.

[DDW]

My thoughts and prayers are with you -- stay strong and hopeful.

[klassical]

I'm sorry that you and your wife are having such hard times. A friend of mine is bi-polar and he tried any number of psychiatrists and meds until he finally went to a fancy psychiatric hospital in the Boston area (McLean's).

Now he's doing well, with only an occasional up or down. All doctors are not created equal. If you haven't already, see if you can arrange for her to see someone at a top-rated facility in or near your area.

I wish you both peace & happiness.

[Rhap2]

You both are in my thoughts and prayers, Pingu.

Take care and be watchful. If you know what your
wife loves to do, have her do it to relax her mental
state..............If she likes music, it has been known
to do miraculous things.........

Jack

[valhalx]

Pingu,

My heart goes out to you. In times like this, things seem to engulf you and you feel lonely and overwhelmed. Believe me, many on this forum know exactly what you're experiencing and are offering their prayers in your behalf. I sincerely hope your situation improves. In the meantime, be strong. Your wife needs you to be resolute and steadfast.

I can't think of anywhere on the web where you can receive such compassion, heartfelt concern and support, except here.

Please, keep us advised of your situation.

All My Best,

Bill

[reberclark]

My thoughts and prayers are with you and Zoe, Pingu.

[AlanPerkins]

My prayers are with you too.

[etLux]

Pingu, my heart breaks hearing of this... sadly,
I've had this in my own family, too.

Each night, you and Zoe will be in my prayers.

Always my best,



David

[YBaCuO]

I will pray too. Be calm and know that as difficult as this is now, that it will get better.

YBaCuO

[RobertTewes]

Be assured of my prayers for you and Zoe. Keep the faith!

[LouisD]

In my prayers I include you and your family. May the Lord give you courage in this difficult time.

[jeremy.saenz]

My family and I will be praying for you guys! God Bless this Forum. Soon enough you will blatantly see the great power of prayer!

God Bless,

Jeremy

[Reegs]

My thoughts and prayers are with you, Pingu.

Reegs

[KeviD]

My prayers are with you and Zoe

God bless

Kevin

[nikolas]

Dave,

Zoe,

All the best from my heart. May you surpass this dangerous situation and be fine again. :)

I really don't know what else to say, but really hope that now that it's morning you and Zoe will be fine.

Take care Dave and Zoe. :)

Nikolas

[Raymond62]

Today is a good day for prayer (others are too, but today is special).
Consider it done. I wish you and your wife all the best during these days. Let's hope she will overcome this urge.... I know what it is to deal with those severe depressions. Hard, hardly manageable and it takes a lot of time and prayers.

Raymond

[germancomponist]

Will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Gunther

[DKeenum]

Pingu,

My prayers are with you and Zoe.

David

[Aziraphal]

This is so terrible!!

You are in my and my family's thoughts

Fight it out .. I know you can do it!

Best wishes and love, Matt

[SimonF]

My thoughts are with you Dave and Zoe. I am with Ernstinen on this and just try to remain positive that it will be sorted by the doctors soon.

I am thinking of you both.

Simon

[Styxx]

Praying big time for you both.

[rfdillon]

Praying for you and your wife, and that God would touch her and give you and her medical consultants the wisdom to find what she needs. My vote is for some soothing and calming music for her to listen to as much as possible while she is going through these difficult times.

[LFO]

Hello Pingu,
Sorry to come into this late, I've been on the road all week. Both you and your wife are in my prayers. All my best as you both continue down this difficult path.

-Kevin

[GrahamKeitch]

Pingu,

You and Zoe are both in my thoughts and prayers. May God give you the strength to trust in Him at this difficult time. We can not always comprehend why things happen the way they do and we can find our faith really tested at times. But it's how we deal with events that really matters and you have already taken a big step my friend - by sharing this and asking others to pray for you.

Regards, Graham

[efiebke]

Pingu -

I am no expert in psychiatric nursing, medicine or treatments. However, I have been reading in healthcare journals that some anti-depressant medications can cause suicidal ideation as a possible side-effect. I know for some people with Bi-Polar Disorders, anti-depressants are used as part of the treatment regime. If this is true for your wife, I hope that her medications are reviewed to see if they might be contributing to her recent thoughts on suicide. I have provided nursing care and support (in the ICU setting) for many patients who have attempted suicide and almost succeeded. Some were noted to have been taking the anti-depressant medications which are now called into question to possibly cause increased suicide ideation (for some people).

My heart goes out to your wife, to you and to your family as she seeks appropriate treatment, recovery and peace of mind. Please know that your family is held in our thoughts and prayers for healing and peace.

Ted

[Pingu]

Thankyou ever so much to everyone who has prayed for us, and to everyone who has expressed sympathy here. We made it through Thursday night, and things seem to have calmed down considerably - Zoe thinks her latest new antidepressant may have started to kick in.

Now we're about to drive down to Devon, to stay with Zoe's mum and sister for a week, which always seems to lift her spirits, so I'm hoping we're through the woods for a little while.

[Styxx]

Hey, Pinju ... Tell your wife she is not alone struggling with depression. Some day soon she will feel the brightness of goodness touch her heart and wake her from this darkness. I pray for both of you that this comes very soon. I did for me. Although I never had feelings as drastic, it almost ruined my marriage and if it weren't for one who loved me so much and stuck by me even though I wasn't there for her, I probably would be walking the streets right now.
It will happen for her. All of us on this forum have a wish for you and her that this brightness comes soon.
Take good care of her she is priceless!!!!!:)

[Styxx]

This is a good day for you both, Enjoy! :)