natural treatments bipolar
Do you know of any natural or herbal treatment for bipolar?
I live in the UK also have the contraceptive implant so do not I think I am capable of taking St. John's wort?
I picked up a couple of places and there is a book you can buy. The Natural Medicine Guide to Bipolar Disorder (The Healthy Mind Guides) (Paperback) Over here is some information I found. "Bipolar Disorder by Ray Sahelian, MD natural treatment for bipolar disorder Bipolar disorder is a long-term illness with a variable course. Symptoms can include mania, too high, expansive mood, irritable, increased libido, decreased need for sleep, rapid speech, racing thoughts, increased activity and agitation, delusions casual. It may also include the periods of depression and other symptoms such as excessive guilt, lack anhedonia (pleasure), or thoughts of death. Changes in mood from depression to mania that afflict people with bipolar disorder can be mitigated with medication such as lithium, but adding an antidepressant medication to relieve the component depression is not helpful. Natural Therapies for bipolar disorder We are slowly beginning to discover that natural supplements can play a role in the treatment of bipolar illness. Much has been learned yet, but at least three nutrients that offer some hope. I am not aware of other natural supplements that have been tested always effective in the treatment of bipolar disorder. But recently I found lithium orotate and there may be some possibility that this supplement may help and benefit long term side effects are not yet fully known. Quite possibly one of the biochemical abnormalities in bipolar disorder is an increased amount of fatty omega-6 fatty acids and lack of omega-3 fatty acids. If this is the case, the fish oil supplements can help. Choline, a nutrient that becomes in phosphatidylcholine, has proved beneficial in bipolar illness, particularly those who were prescribed lithium. More studies are needed to confirm this initial finding. Caution Some nutrients and herbs have a stimulating effect and (hypothetically) could exacerbate or induce bipolar mania. These include SAM-e, ginseng, St. John's wort while others are stimulating. "I would also check to homeopathy, but tell your doctor what they are doing. Maybe a mixture of alternative medicine and allopathic medicine can help. Good luck.
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