My Husband is Flipping Out !!!! HELP!?!


Question: We decided to drink since its Superbowl and stuff he only has had 8 beers. He has schizophrenia and hears voices he was fine until now 2 years later hes smoking again. Now the voices are driving him crazy and he has this look in his eyes like he is gonna flip out to where I have to call 911 he told me to call, he said he cant take it anymore, I said no, what do you want? he said A cigarette so he went walking. We have been together 5 years worst yet. The doc said he will be in the phyc a ward soon if he does not stop drinking and smoking. he is on his meds. HELP!!!!!! WHAT SHOULD I DO! we have my Uncle that is schizophrenia and my son that is Autistic and 2 other kids in the home.


Answers: We decided to drink since its Superbowl and stuff he only has had 8 beers. He has schizophrenia and hears voices he was fine until now 2 years later hes smoking again. Now the voices are driving him crazy and he has this look in his eyes like he is gonna flip out to where I have to call 911 he told me to call, he said he cant take it anymore, I said no, what do you want? he said A cigarette so he went walking. We have been together 5 years worst yet. The doc said he will be in the phyc a ward soon if he does not stop drinking and smoking. he is on his meds. HELP!!!!!! WHAT SHOULD I DO! we have my Uncle that is schizophrenia and my son that is Autistic and 2 other kids in the home.

You both need to sit down and talk and make a behavior plan. He needs to understand that the drinking is affecting him in extremely negative ways, more over this is a bad situation for the kids in the home. All kids, let alone autistic kids, have extreme memories. Their brains are sponges. They are prone to repeating the things they hear without understanding them. You and your husband need to talk and he needs to understand that drinking is a bad idea for him. You both need to decide what are the limits of behavior you are going to handle within the house and what you should do when he gets this way. You need to have plans that are made logically and rationally before these incidences occur. He should be going through therapy that is ongoing with his meds and there should be things that you two can do to help him deal with this disorder also.

call 911 he is clearly unstable and can go off in any moment he can hurt you or your kids obviously he does not care about his health or he would stop drinking and smoking call 911 asap.!!!!

If he is getting worse and admits it and wants to go to the hospital then please do it. A dangerous situation could occur, by no fault of your husband's so please get him to a hospital ASAP.

With all of your problems, why did you both decide to drink. 8 beers is a lot of beer. If you think it is not you have a drinking problem as well.

If he allows you to, take him to a hospital immediately. If he is out of control call 911 ASAP. That is what is best for you and your children.

He's responsible enough to tell you to call 911 and you ignore him? You're being very irresponsible. You have two kids in the house.
Amazingly, he's being more level headed than you. He told you what he wants you to do. He doesn't want to hurt himself or someone else.

His doctor must have a answering service that you can call or you must know the crisis number.
Call his doc first and tell them.
If not, call the crisis center.
Why are you letting him drink?
Is it worth it?
You need to think about the safety of the children.

If your husband is schizophrenic and on medication why the hell is he drinking in the first place. also you mentioned that he just started smoking again after not smoking for 2 years then when he went out for a walk he had a cigarette and came back home and hes calm. Don't you think this was just a nicotine fit more then a schizophrenic attack. The reason I say this is because if it was a schizophrenic attack a cigarette would not have calmed him like he said it did and also my husband stopped smoking 1 month ago and he is like a mad men when his cravings hit. Analise the situation and let his Dr. Know of what happened tonight.

only 8 beers??

I'm hoping this wasn't serious. In the case this is for real.... If he won't go to hospital to check himself in, I would call 911 and explain I'm dealing with someone unrationale who needs medical assistance (explain the medicinal mix with the acohol). Joining in to have drinks with him doesn't sound like a sane decision, which would make me want to evaluate why I did it in the first place?

Just something to think about: Moms always have to be responsible for themselves and their kids. The guy needs to be responsible for himself. Hopefully when he gets his smoke he'll calm down. If he flares up again - really - I would think about how my kids must feel - if I'm feeling helpless - how do they feel? I would probably ask myself "why am I really here with him"?. If I decided to stay in the situation, the first question would have to be " is it in the best interest of my kids" or "am I putting me first, as I don't want to be alone"? Our decisions in life directly effect our kids and how they will handle relationships in the future. I know my kids deserve better than to live in fear and uncertainty so I'd find a way o-u-t. Don't be afraid to be alone and give this guy the time he needs to get it back together. Put your children above yourself -- and you can't go wrong!





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