Posted by Lao Tzu on April 7, 2011, at 16:04:18
In reply to where to begin, posted by markwell on April 7, 2011, at 15:02:30
Just to let you know, for my schizophrenia/bipolar, I take three medications: Risperdal, Lamictal, and Zoloft. Abilify is a medication often used for bipolar disorder. Is that what you are on? Lamictal is a very good medication for the depressive phases of bipolar disorder. I take it everyday. You might try fish oil in addition to medication, which is supposed to be really good for bipolar disorder. I would research it first, and maybe ask your doctor about it. I try not to give too much advice, but in my own opinion I have benefitted from using medication along with nutrients. The thing to be careful with is herbs because some of them could potentially interact with certain medications. Be careful! There are several older anticonvulsants and mood stabilizers for bipolar disorder. Have you tried different medications to see which ones would help you? The first thing is to stabilize the illness, and it seems that medication is the first step. This is what I did. After I was stabilized on my meds, I began to explore complimentary therapies like vitamins and fatty acids and two amino acids, taurine and GABA. But I would thoroughly research the subject. Good luck to you.
Lao
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