Posted by bleauberry on April 1, 2012, at 10:11:08
In reply to Alternative Bipolar Regimen needed..., posted by billyho on March 29, 2012, at 2:04:17
Just opinion here, but if your diagnosis of bipolar was based significantly on the fact that you had manic reactions to meds, then I would question that. Anyone, including perfectly normal and healthy, can have bizarre reactions to the ingestion of psychiatric chemicals.
For antimania mood stabilization I think extra magnesium and B5 would be important. For as-needed usage use Gaba, or Gaba with glycine. Teas or tinctures to have onhand would be lemon balm, valerian, passionflower.
Rhodiola would be a top choice for both bipolar mood stabilization and antidepressant potential.
DLPA and/or tyrosine I think would stand a better chance of targeting your type of depression better than serotonin alternatives such as 5htp or tryptophan. But the key is to begin any doses at extremely small amounts, and approach it with a longterm outlook...that is, don't take any dose large enough to "feel" in any kind of uncomfortable way, because you need to stay with it for a good trial. If that happens, it's too high. Could be as low as 12.5mg a day to as high as 500mg a day. Anyway, rhodiola and dlpa, both at doses that don't cause any problems, there is some real potential there. Opinion.
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