Welcome! Have been through most of what you posted. I have a BP son-in-law who uses drugs to ease the pain. Has been on meds oof and on since being in our family. Is now in jail facing state mandated drug rehab, the best thing under the circumstances. The jail psychiatrist has put him on Depakote and our wonderful, loving Steven is back. He says that he is not angry anymore. Hope he can continue this when he finally gets out.
I volunteer for a program that helps single moms. One mom I am working with right now has a BP son and they only have him on Risperdal.That is a good med, my daughter was on it, but I don't think it will do much by itself.
Anita, mom to Kat,21, BP, living with us & common law hubbie who is BP, mother to an infant,pregnant again, no meds