Question:
Anyone know of any alternative medicine besides acupuncture and omega 3 fatty
acids for BPII. I am looking for additional treatment to my
conventional meds. I had come across a post on Bipolar.com that sounded
promising: http://www.bipolarworld.net/ph398.htm and thought I give it a
try. I am aware that bipolar is a life threatening illness and have been in
treatment with a pdoc for the past 2 years. Nevertheless as it says in the
Bible "Physician Heal Thyself (Luke 4:23) I am always searching for an
answer because I know it is out there. I am also a subscriber to
alt.support.depression.manic just thought there might be another group
someone could suggest. I will not use herbs that that have nervine
properties because little research has been done of the interaction between
those and psychotropic drugs and I can't take a chance of getting messed up
again. http://www.123relax.com/articles/dr_andrew_weil.html#anchor277061
Always into alternative medicine, herbs etc. etc. until this green monster
decided to make my brain its home, BUT I have not given up. It may think it
has a home for the time being but not for long if I have anything to say
about it. Research is all I do all day long and thank to the internet the
information is out there.
Answer:
Treatment is effective but not ,as with all medication , without side
effects. I want to add the omeage 3 fatty acids one gram at a time and see
what happens. I hope to eventually , God willing, wean myself off the
medication. I am aware of all the mis-information and am careful what sites I visit.
Don't worry about me getting any e-mails. Have learned a long time ago not
to divulge my e-mail on the internet. It's a fake one. All I can do is try to find
another approach to this illness if it works that would be wonderful and if
not, at least I have tried.This is a very good point. A good friend who sees you a lot and is
familiar with bipolar affective disorder will spot significant mood
shifts long before you do. Having someone like that whom you are
prepared to trust is very important to minimise the risks of
experiments coming unstuck and leding to damaging mood swings.
