If I get a little irritable, My hubby will ask me that shit. It pisses me off!!!

My wife knows better than to ask me that question because she knows I take mt meds everyday. It only human to get excited about things or upset by things. People without bipolar do it all the time and nobody questions their sanity!

that is when you flip out and scare them then laugh like a maniac when you say you forgot to take them. i do that to my hubby when he says that stuff and he gets freaked out-lol

Didn't you know? Were not supposed to have feelings like the normal people do! LOL Yep.. That happens to me a lot. I just say when they get silly, or angry... what's the matter? Did you forget to take your meds? Usually they get the point and for a while don't make stuppid comments like that.

I get this same response from some people and it drives me up the wall. I hate it and it is a real trigger for me. I always have to remember that these people are ignorant to my feelings, but that still doesn't calm the trigger.XOXO

I have tried the "rage in your face" thing. Each time they sent me to Club-Loco for a nice 72 hour observation period. I also had a step daughter that lives 200 miles away call the cops and they came and picked me up. My pdoc came in the next morning and asked me "What the F did you do now"?...He wasnt being mean, we have just known each other a long time.

every now and then when i'm being a total b**** about something stupid, my husband will ask, "did you take your meanness pill today?" however, he asks it and giggles. it's his way of lightening the mood and i don't take offense. (and sometimes he's right...i'm bad about remembering to take my meds.)

dont take mes so that isnt the issue...For me its the constant are you ok???if I wasnt they know by now I would tell them...

i hate that too,it's like people treat us like we are from another planet,my kids even look at me and say mom are you going to cry?or are you ok?my fiance says leave her alone before she snaps and that just burns my ass when he tells my kids that shit,if i snap on anyone you can bet your bottom dollar that it would be him,don't worry about it,you know when you're ok,you know when you're not,just stay hopeful and hang in there.

my friends even my boss ask me if I took I have been taking my meds if I dont act all silly and goofey.. It kinda hurts my feelings but unfortunetly I relize I hadnt been...

Hi, BarbRN!!!!
LOL!!!! Any time my mom doesn't like what I'm saying, it seems like she doesn't give any validity to it!!! It's just me, being BP!!!
I find that extremely frustrating, at times!!!!
And sometimes, people are sick of our shit and say nasty things when they think that we're being out of line!! Guess they don't like us being bipolar any more than WE like it!!
But for the most part, it's done out of a sense of caring.
A lot of the time, I have a hard time telling if my emotions are really in keeping with whatever happens to be going on at the moment or if it's the BP causing me to feel the way that I do.
If I can't easily tell what's going on in me all the time, how can I expect anyone else to?
Sometimes, at a moment when there is no shit going on, it's helpful to have a talk with the person and share your perception of their behavior during difficult times and tell them that you know they are only acting out of concern but that it makes you feel as though you shouldn't be expressing any feelings, ever, and that it is very frustrating and making you feel misjudged and alienated. (Yeah. I know. Psychobabble crap. But it sometimes works.)
Take care!!! I hope you don't have to choke them to death, which is what I feel like doing to my mom sometimes!!! LOLOL!!!!

People are stupid.

If im depressed it seems to be the normal mde and family doesnt react to it but if i am manic just low dose all odf a sudden its did you take tyyour meds etc

I don't get the "have you taken your meds" thing, but I do get "Are you on drugs?" When I am manic... pisses me off to no end!

My husband used to always ask me "did you take your meds today you seem bitchy." I would just give him a look and say "yes, your point?" I understand people care, but they don't realize we know we are in a constant battle with ourselves and trying hard to make things better.