Hi MrsD,

What kind of hallucinations is your husband having? Tactile, audio, or visual? How often do they occur?

Hallucinations are not a symptom of bipolar disorder. He could possibly have schizo-affective disorder along with bipolar. This is not uncommon. I suggest telling a psychiatrist about this IMMEDIATELY. He may need to go on an anti-psychotic along with the 2 mood stabilizers. Only the doctor will know what is the right amount of medication.

I am worried about this situation. So if you need any more advice, feel free to contact me. Good luck to you!

Hallucinations and delusions are also symptoms of bipolar disorder, and many doctors have made mistake misdiagnosing bipolar patients as a schizophrenic one.
When hallucinations do apper, they are sign that the illness is taking worse course, probably due to being under medicated.
His psychiatrist needs to correct his dosage or to try new combination of meds.
It isn't easy to find the right cocktail of meds and doses to treat bipolar patient.

Best wishes for you and your husband!
Marija

Hallucinations can be present with bipolar disorder. You need to have your husband report this to his doctor. A simple increase in a medication or adding a small amount of an antispychotic can help alleviate the hallucinations. My son was experiencing auditory hallucinations. We increased his antipsychotic by a tiny amount and that was enough to control the hallucinations. Talk to the psychiatrist. Your husband should not have to live with this.