Is there anything I can do to help my husband who I believe is Bipolar?

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My husband and me have been together 12 yrs, and over those 12 yrs I have noticed he shows signs that he is bipolar. I know the signs because my mom is bipolar. Last year I was even told by an specialist that he is showing signs that he is bipolar however they wanted him to follow up before they would dxs him.

Now, it is a year later and I have noticed that every 3 months or so he goes through a short span of everything causing him to be frustrated and he acts out and just really isnt himself. Then out of no where sometimes he will wake up and cry and cry and sound just so depressed and like there is no hope. He apologizes constantly during his crying spells for feeling the way he does and for not being able to control his emotions.

Anyone that has read some of my previous post will know that he has had issues with smoking, drinking and has even cheated on me for a bit. When he acts in those manners or begins to cry like he does I can tell it isnt him and that he needs help. When the specialist told us he was Bipolar last year his family said that their is no such thing as mental health issues. That mental health issues is just a sign that a person doesnt know how to handle their lives. My husband took that to heart and refuses to believe that anything is wrong. Instead he makes up excuses for his feelings and tries his hardest to fight it himself.

I just wanted to know if there is anything I can add to his diet or do to help him control the mood swings at home, since he doesnt believe he needs help?

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His family sound incredibly ignorant.  He sounds Bipolar and probably needs to be on some sort of medication which will help a lot......good luck

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Thanks...My husband seems to be doing better luckily, and hopefully this wont change. Thanks for the response.