Posted by Lao Tzu on April 7, 2011, at 15:49:15
In reply to where to begin, posted by markwell on April 7, 2011, at 15:02:30
Well, there are books out there on Alternative Complementary Medicine for bipolar disorder. You might do a search on Amazon.com. I guess that would be a good place to start before just taking a bunch of vitamins and not knowing what you are doing. There are vitamins, minerals, fatty acids like fish and borage oils, herbs, and amino acids which may be of benefit to you, but I suggest doing some research on the subject. Here are a couple of websites that will give you some ideas and some book references.
http://www.nutritional-healing.com.au/content/home.php
http://www.boragebooks.com/bipolar.html
Let me also say that bipolar disorder is a serious illness, and whatever you do you may have to take some medication to treat your symptoms. Bipolar can be helped with BOTH medication and nutrients. I have schizophrenia/bipolar, and I wouldn't dream of going off my meds. My doctor has prescribed the best ones to date for my disorder, and I absolutely have to take them everyday. However, I have also incorporated nutrients into my medication regimen to help with depression and anxiety. I can't say I am cured, but I feel a lot better than just being on meds alone. However, that being said, medication may have to be your mainstay for staying healthy. I don't think the nutrients alone are going to solve your problem as bipolar disorder is a very complicated illness. Reducing stress levels in your life as well as exercising may also help.Lao
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