Does any know of any natural or herbal treatments for bipolar?

Question

I live in the UK

Answer 1

I looked up a couple of sites and there is a book you can buy.

The Natural Medicine Guide to Bipolar Disorder (The Healthy Mind Guides) (Paperback)

Plus here is some info i found.

"Bipolar Disorder by Ray Sahelian, M.D. Natural therapy for Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar disorder is a long-term illness with a variable course. Some of the symptoms may include mania, an excessively elevated, expansive, and irritable mood; increased libido; decreased need for sleep; rapid speech; racing thoughts; increased activity and agitation; occasional delusions. It may also include periods of depression and other symptoms such as excessive guilt; anhedonia (absence of pleasure); or thoughts of death.

   The swings in mood from depression to mania that afflict people with bipolar disorder can be tempered with drugs such as lithium, but adding an antidepressant drug to ease the depression component is not helpful.

Natural Therapies for Bipolar disorder

We are slowly beginning to discover that natural supplements may play a role in the therapy of bipolar disease. Much has yet to be learned, but there are at least three nutrients that offer some hope. I am not aware of any other natural supplements that have been tested and found consistently effective in the treatment of bipolar disorder. However, recently I have come across lithium orotate and there may be some possibility that this supplement could help and long term benefit and side effects are not yet fully known.

   It's quite possible that one of the biochemical abnormalities in bipolar disorder is a higher amount of omega-6 fatty acids and a shortage of omega-3 fatty acids. If this is the case, Fish oil supplements may help.

   Choline, a nutrient that converts into phosphatidylcholine, has shown to be beneficial in bipolar disease, particularly those who are prescribed lithium. More studies are needed to confirm this initial finding.

Caution

Some nutrients and herbs have a stimulant effect and (hypothetically) may aggravate bipolar disorder or induce mania. These include SAM-e, ginseng, St. John's wort and others of a stimulatory nature."

I would also check out homeopathy, but tell your dr what you are doing. Maybe a mixture of alternative medicine and allopathic medicine can help. Good luck.

Answer 2

Try St johns wort

Answer 3

Herbal teas sometimes calm me down, and Sage is meant to be good for depression. But afaik none of these work as well as medication.

Answer 4

bipolar is that a bisexual polar bear?

Answer 5

Please..Please do not under any circumstances take any herbal treatment withou asking your doctor first.

Herbal medicins seem harmless but combined with other prescribed tablets can cause problems. If you have an understanding G.P then go and have a chat.

All the very best

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