Bipolar disorder and drugs unfortunately seem to be bed fellows. I was involved with a homeless shelter for several years and a number of the clients were Bipolar and every last one of them had addiction issues, booze, drugs, and often both. Bipolar is a cruel master, and when combined with drugs it becomes a debilitating cocktail. Jobs can not be held down, bills can not be paid, and almost inevitably homelessness is the result.
Carlton Davis never made it to the ranks of the homeless, he had a caring and long suffering wife who supported him both financially and spiritually. Now at age 62 Carlton has been sober for 5 years, and through trial and error the doctors seem to have found the magic combination of drugs that have elevated the worst aspects of bipolar, however it has been a long hard road. Read the rest of this entry »
