Relative -please help

[winter8090]

I have a relative who suffers from bi-polar. With medication it's controllable but she refuses to take the medication.

She's fallen out with all her family and most of her friends too. She can be nasty and has made up things that isn't true about family members.

She's pretty much alone in the world and I want to help but don't know how. If I suggest to her to go back on the meds all hell breaks loose.

Any advice please?

I do t think you can really do anything if she won’t take her medication? You just have to watch it all unravel sadly.
You could ask her who is her NOK on her MH notes and suggest she makes it you so that if she ends up sectioned you could be contacted, but that’s a big responsibility.

Thank you for the reply. I'm surprised she hasn't been sectioned to be fair.
It's been like this for years so I don't expect anything to change soon.

It's a horrible illness but so easily controlled with medication.

Frustrating.

If you weren't related what would you do?