I hope you get some rest!! A good nights rest is always the best..

I am sorry you had such a bad night! I remember nights like that with my brother. Just a suggestion, if you want to talk to a parent who has been there, you can message my mom. Her DS name is mentalhealthadvocate, she can give you some tips and maybe offer some insight into parenting your son. Lord knows my parents went through the ringer with my brother

Hey girl, i see you're having a rough time. Its very hard, and we had and still have nights like that. My brother is loud enough for our neighbors to hear him from inside their houses while we're in ours. if you want parental view, like clumsyjess offered, my mom is also available, and she knows some great resources, works for the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, and is a child advocate there. her email address is dupuisjr@yahoo.com . just write bipolar in the headline and she'll be sure to read it!

Soontobe--my mom works for NAMI as a child advocate too! How funny is that!

i no how u feel we went through this with myb cuz

Clumsyjess, I didn't know mentalhealthadvocate is your mom, she has been very helpful to me.

SB116, you should definitely message her, she is wonderful and has provided me with some great resources!

I am sorry to read that sb, I wish that I could offer something helpful here to you.

I virtually stopped buying my wife gifts as she would destroy all of them. I even bought her a very nice necklace (expensive) and she got rid of that too. One day, I finally told her that I was no longer going to buy her anything since it will end up being a waste of money and that got to her. She promised not to do that anymore. She seemed to have improved when she saw that my threat was real. My suggestion and it might not be a good one, but if your son destroys a toy that he likes then put your foot down and tell him that he will not be getting a new one. When you do buy him a toy then let him know that there will be no replacement if he breaks it and he might reconsider the next time when he sees that you are serious.

You might be doing that now as I do not know. Or, he is breaking other things that are not his toys and that I do not know what to tell you. I do believe that following through with a punishment does help but I do not know what that will do in your situation.

I feel for you. Keep us posted.

deb- yup that my mom! :)

I'm soo sorry for you. I hope God grants you some rest. I'll say a prayer for you. The emotional termoil you are living must be exhausting. Hang in there.

Sorry to hear what you're going through. My husband suffers from bipolar disorder too. He is very stable now. His sister also has bipolar and was fairly recently diagnosed. From what I've seen, experience. It can take several attempts before they get the medication right. I would suggest that you keep in close contact with his psych, and keeping asking for help.

I want to thank everyone for the advice and the support. Last night was just one of those nights that I am sure everyone has occasionally. Soontobe I will be emailing your mom to see if she has any tips for times like last night and clumsy I have also added your mother and hope to talk with her also.
I appreciate everyone's advice and help.