Needing natural cure for bipolar ?!
Question: Needing natural cure for bipolar .?
I was diagnosed with bipolar at age 19. I've been on and off medicines since then. I'm now 24 and still having a hard time . I was wondering if there were any Holistic or natural approach to this illness. I would love to be free from medicine which makes you go bald , and feel horrible in the sun. Thank youHealth Question & Answer
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Ok, you don't need medicine. I was diagnosed with Bipolar when I was 13. The drugs made me worse than I actually was. It is highly mis-diagnosed.
But on to the point. If you quit your medicine you will have a few weeks of problems. It's best to have family or close friends with you at all times during this period because you will feel the urge to give up and either go back to the medicine or worse, kill yourself. Keep people with you. Going off of medicine gradually is best but it keeps it in your system longer which continues to make you dependent on it.
Next thing, keep a journal. Write down everything that is making you feel bad or upsetting you. Keep it as an as-needed basis. Only write in it when you are feeling extreme emotions.
Meditation, yoga and basic exercise help to alleviate symptoms of 'high' episodes. Concentrating on yourself and feeling mellow is the key here.
For low days go to places where people are. Talk to friends and family about what you are feeling and why you are feeling down. Join a support group online or just talk to people online. Do something active. Do not sit at home, do not allow yourself to sleep for a long time or sit in front of the television. Invite friends over or go out. Do extra special preparations for a fun evening if you are feeling down and don't drink. This is important because alcohol increases feelings of depression.
I am going to tell you that it isn't easy at all. There will be times when you are going to feel like you've made a mistake. But bipolar medications are not good for you. I tried to kill myself 4 times while on the meds and have yet to have an attempt since I quit them. I have not been to a counselor or hospitalized either since I quit them. And it's been 5 years.
The only natural cure will come from you. You have to convince yourself that you do not need these pills to live a full life and that you will become strong enough to pull through hard times. So long as you have a decent support group you will be fine. I still go through bouts of depression but I always pull through. Don't give up on yourself and make sure that you are ready to do this. It's not going to be easy but it is not impossible.Health Question & Answer
But on to the point. If you quit your medicine you will have a few weeks of problems. It's best to have family or close friends with you at all times during this period because you will feel the urge to give up and either go back to the medicine or worse, kill yourself. Keep people with you. Going off of medicine gradually is best but it keeps it in your system longer which continues to make you dependent on it.
Next thing, keep a journal. Write down everything that is making you feel bad or upsetting you. Keep it as an as-needed basis. Only write in it when you are feeling extreme emotions.
Meditation, yoga and basic exercise help to alleviate symptoms of 'high' episodes. Concentrating on yourself and feeling mellow is the key here.
For low days go to places where people are. Talk to friends and family about what you are feeling and why you are feeling down. Join a support group online or just talk to people online. Do something active. Do not sit at home, do not allow yourself to sleep for a long time or sit in front of the television. Invite friends over or go out. Do extra special preparations for a fun evening if you are feeling down and don't drink. This is important because alcohol increases feelings of depression.
I am going to tell you that it isn't easy at all. There will be times when you are going to feel like you've made a mistake. But bipolar medications are not good for you. I tried to kill myself 4 times while on the meds and have yet to have an attempt since I quit them. I have not been to a counselor or hospitalized either since I quit them. And it's been 5 years.
The only natural cure will come from you. You have to convince yourself that you do not need these pills to live a full life and that you will become strong enough to pull through hard times. So long as you have a decent support group you will be fine. I still go through bouts of depression but I always pull through. Don't give up on yourself and make sure that you are ready to do this. It's not going to be easy but it is not impossible.Health Question & Answer
Bipolarsmipolar ....... hmmmm, i don't know if i actually believe that is a disorder mate ....... please don't get me wrong though ....... i do most emphatically believe that the mood swings, erratic behaviour, extreme highs and lows in energy and moods are VeRy real ...... thing is though, i was also diagnosed with Bipolar but they lumped Schizophrenia in there for good measure !!! Sheesh, mine turned out to be a plethora off food intolerances ......... coeliac (barley oats wheat and rye), lactose intolerance, soy intolerance and an intolerance to processed sugar ........ which pretty much encompasses everything in a packet.
I was taking 600mg daily of Effexor ........... it's actually hit and miss, trial and error with those meds for they never do know which one is going to either work effectively or agree with you ...... first they had me on huge Xyprexa tablets that looked like horse pills ....... Xyprexa are extremely heavy antipsychotic meds .... i doubled my weight in 3 months and turned into an brainded zombie ......... i got diagnosed with bipolar / schizophrenia after the birth of my last son (who's now 7) ..... however, nobody thought to ask me whether i was chugging back vast amounts of alcohol daily or flying high on sugar and highly processed packaged and junk food ......... 2 years ago i got reassessed and they were shocked that i was on medication at all ...... the psychiatric nurse was shocked i wasn't brain dead ..... he told me that i was an extremely intelligent articulate person and was at a loss for words as to how i could have slipped through the cracks so to speak...... it was all too hard for my "Doctors" i guess so they kept increasing my meds and i got increasingly worse because the real cause of my problems ~ food intolerances and alcohol ~ were being ignored ...... they weaned me off by reducing my dosage to 450mg daily for the first week .......... 300mg daily for the second week ....... 150mg for the third week ........ after that my regular "GP" suggested that i stay on 150mg daily for a few months (even though he knew that i had been misdiagnosed) ....... naturally i went bananas and threw the script at him and stormed out ....... i detoxed the boneheaded stubborn willfull as merryhellll way .......... i simply stopped taking the 150mg daily ....... not a good idea i can assure you ....... the moodiness and brain frizz that ensued produced a lot of stress ....... even though 150mg daily is approximately 5 times the regular dosage of what they will prescribe for somebody with severe depression i still managed to ditch it through eating loads of leafy and green vegies in as close to their natural state as possible ........... 2 or three bowlfulls daily ....... brilliant for levelling out stress and anxiety as they are rich in calcium and magnesium in perfect balance ...... calcium and magnesium work in tandem for neural and heart health and for an efficient digestive system and of course for bone and teeth health ...... i started taking a multi B complex supplement including all the B's ie ~ B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B12 and folic acid .... which is what antidepressants will rob you of ie ~ water soluble B complex and vitamin C amongst others ...... the B complex are essential for healthy nervous, immune and digestive functioning ....... get one free of gluten, wheat, soy, lactose, sugar, preservatives as they have no place in a good quality supplement anyway and also just in case you also have unaddressed food intolerances such as lactose and wheat ............ the meds i had been on caused me a plethora of symptoms from digestive issues to achy bones, insomnia, constipation and huge digestive issues, brain fog.
Take fish oil supplements as well to support healthy neural, heart and immune system functioning and help to level mood swings ....... eat good quality protein such as lean meats, chicken and fish ........ you only need a portion the size of your palm daily ........... organic nuts and seeds like almonds, sunflower seeds, brazil nuts are also good protein sources and will help with the stress and tension and anxiety of detoxing ..... foods rich in protein are good for the irritability of detoxing from anything.
Hydrate yourself properly ....... 8 glasses of water daily and ditch the sodas, pop and soft drinks, and cut right back on caffeine and alcohol if you drink any too as they'll all dehydrate you terribly and inhibit the effective absorption of calcium and many others.
Don't fall into the trap of getting a quick buzz from candy, lollies, sweets, chocolate and the like ....... cheap versions of sweets and candies also have lactose in them .... processed sugar will only serve to stress an already stressed system ........ and leach precious vitamins from you ...... go for low sugar fruits like strawberries, watermelon, cantelope, pears when you need something sweet ...... eat loads of green leafy vegies, low sugar fresh fruits, some brown rice and nuts and seeds ....... eat from Gods fresh table ........ eat small meals 5 to 6 times daily to aid in the digestive process and give you a constant flow of energy.
This is what i did......... i was misdiagnosed .......... you need to firstly get reassessed and then follow a structured plan to reduce your meds if that is your decision ........ 5 years is a long time for a "medicine" to not be working mate ...... don't detox too rapidly as i did ....... i swear i'm made of iron given what i did ........... at 150mg daily i should have simply kept halving it ie ~ 75mg the 4th week, 37mg the 5th week, 17mg the 6th week etc..... hey, i sincerely wish you the best mate for i surely do know the pain of having your brain numbed beyond belief ........ let food be thy medicine Soccrates said ........ ditch the processed junk and sugary and alcoholic drinks if you drink any and do it slowly but hang in there for you are the best judge of whether or not you need those meds.
Sheesh, my misdiagnosis was due to the fact that i had raging intolerances to procssed sugar, wheat, gluten, soy, lactose .......... and i was a screaming alcoholic ..... best ball and chain i ever did ditch ....... bit sad but at least i saw the light and bucked the system and regained my health and vitality............ 43 i was when i saw the light ....... 2 years ago ...... you're so lucky mate, at 24 you've got near 2 decades on me...... reach out and grab it cos i know you can do it.
(((huggs)))
peace baby
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I was taking 600mg daily of Effexor ........... it's actually hit and miss, trial and error with those meds for they never do know which one is going to either work effectively or agree with you ...... first they had me on huge Xyprexa tablets that looked like horse pills ....... Xyprexa are extremely heavy antipsychotic meds .... i doubled my weight in 3 months and turned into an brainded zombie ......... i got diagnosed with bipolar / schizophrenia after the birth of my last son (who's now 7) ..... however, nobody thought to ask me whether i was chugging back vast amounts of alcohol daily or flying high on sugar and highly processed packaged and junk food ......... 2 years ago i got reassessed and they were shocked that i was on medication at all ...... the psychiatric nurse was shocked i wasn't brain dead ..... he told me that i was an extremely intelligent articulate person and was at a loss for words as to how i could have slipped through the cracks so to speak...... it was all too hard for my "Doctors" i guess so they kept increasing my meds and i got increasingly worse because the real cause of my problems ~ food intolerances and alcohol ~ were being ignored ...... they weaned me off by reducing my dosage to 450mg daily for the first week .......... 300mg daily for the second week ....... 150mg for the third week ........ after that my regular "GP" suggested that i stay on 150mg daily for a few months (even though he knew that i had been misdiagnosed) ....... naturally i went bananas and threw the script at him and stormed out ....... i detoxed the boneheaded stubborn willfull as merryhellll way .......... i simply stopped taking the 150mg daily ....... not a good idea i can assure you ....... the moodiness and brain frizz that ensued produced a lot of stress ....... even though 150mg daily is approximately 5 times the regular dosage of what they will prescribe for somebody with severe depression i still managed to ditch it through eating loads of leafy and green vegies in as close to their natural state as possible ........... 2 or three bowlfulls daily ....... brilliant for levelling out stress and anxiety as they are rich in calcium and magnesium in perfect balance ...... calcium and magnesium work in tandem for neural and heart health and for an efficient digestive system and of course for bone and teeth health ...... i started taking a multi B complex supplement including all the B's ie ~ B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B12 and folic acid .... which is what antidepressants will rob you of ie ~ water soluble B complex and vitamin C amongst others ...... the B complex are essential for healthy nervous, immune and digestive functioning ....... get one free of gluten, wheat, soy, lactose, sugar, preservatives as they have no place in a good quality supplement anyway and also just in case you also have unaddressed food intolerances such as lactose and wheat ............ the meds i had been on caused me a plethora of symptoms from digestive issues to achy bones, insomnia, constipation and huge digestive issues, brain fog.
Take fish oil supplements as well to support healthy neural, heart and immune system functioning and help to level mood swings ....... eat good quality protein such as lean meats, chicken and fish ........ you only need a portion the size of your palm daily ........... organic nuts and seeds like almonds, sunflower seeds, brazil nuts are also good protein sources and will help with the stress and tension and anxiety of detoxing ..... foods rich in protein are good for the irritability of detoxing from anything.
Hydrate yourself properly ....... 8 glasses of water daily and ditch the sodas, pop and soft drinks, and cut right back on caffeine and alcohol if you drink any too as they'll all dehydrate you terribly and inhibit the effective absorption of calcium and many others.
Don't fall into the trap of getting a quick buzz from candy, lollies, sweets, chocolate and the like ....... cheap versions of sweets and candies also have lactose in them .... processed sugar will only serve to stress an already stressed system ........ and leach precious vitamins from you ...... go for low sugar fruits like strawberries, watermelon, cantelope, pears when you need something sweet ...... eat loads of green leafy vegies, low sugar fresh fruits, some brown rice and nuts and seeds ....... eat from Gods fresh table ........ eat small meals 5 to 6 times daily to aid in the digestive process and give you a constant flow of energy.
This is what i did......... i was misdiagnosed .......... you need to firstly get reassessed and then follow a structured plan to reduce your meds if that is your decision ........ 5 years is a long time for a "medicine" to not be working mate ...... don't detox too rapidly as i did ....... i swear i'm made of iron given what i did ........... at 150mg daily i should have simply kept halving it ie ~ 75mg the 4th week, 37mg the 5th week, 17mg the 6th week etc..... hey, i sincerely wish you the best mate for i surely do know the pain of having your brain numbed beyond belief ........ let food be thy medicine Soccrates said ........ ditch the processed junk and sugary and alcoholic drinks if you drink any and do it slowly but hang in there for you are the best judge of whether or not you need those meds.
Sheesh, my misdiagnosis was due to the fact that i had raging intolerances to procssed sugar, wheat, gluten, soy, lactose .......... and i was a screaming alcoholic ..... best ball and chain i ever did ditch ....... bit sad but at least i saw the light and bucked the system and regained my health and vitality............ 43 i was when i saw the light ....... 2 years ago ...... you're so lucky mate, at 24 you've got near 2 decades on me...... reach out and grab it cos i know you can do it.
(((huggs)))
peace baby
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Get a practitioner who can help you. You might have too many heavy metals in your body and often times B vitamin deficiencies alone can cause bipolar symptoms. Find a good Naturopath or someone referred from this company: (800) 370-3447
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also, you may have a low thyroid. Get on some live source iodine (SEAWEED) asap. Take it in capsules if you don't like the taste.Health Question & Answer
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www.phpure.com (canada)
also, you may have a low thyroid. Get on some live source iodine (SEAWEED) asap. Take it in capsules if you don't like the taste.Health Question & Answer