Neuroprotective properties of lithium refers to ways the mood stabilizer lithium chloride may affect the nervous system in positive ways i.e. protect or help regenerate damaged neurons or glial cells. The drug is known to be very toxic, so how could that be a good thing? A Neuron – Specialized Cells of the Nervous System.The below is quoted from a Journal of Clinical Neuroscience article: “By definition, neuroprotection is an effect that may result in salvage, recovery or regeneration of the nervous system, its cells, structure and function. It is thought that there are many neurochemical mo ..read more

How much melatonin to take for bipolar disorder? Is there a recommended nightly dosage for those who have been diagnosed bipolar? If so, what is it? We All Need to Sleep. With Bipolar Disorder it is Critical to Functioning Normally and Preventing Episodes.Melatonin Studied in Bipolar 1 Disorder as Adjunctive Treatment Here is a study of Manic Depressive patients who were taking antimania medications and given 3 mg of melatonin to help with sleep. It worked. The below is quoted from a Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry study abstract: “Eleven patients, eight male ..read more

Autoimmune disease could be a root cause of your bipolar disorder. Root cause as in contributing factor to why you experienced severe depression or mood swings in the first place. Chronic Fatigue and Severe Depression Are Painful to Experience. Actual Pain Syndromes Even Worse.I talk in my book about my issues with chronic illness (Fybromalgia, CFS/ME, pain) as ‘affecting’ illnesses. I wasn’t sure how to write that. But the basic point is your bipolar illness states didn’t erupt out of nowhere, appear from a bodily vacuum. And it doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Related post: What To Do if Autoimm ..read more

Placebo effect basically means a person feels better, reports a reduction in symptoms of the illness or condition a medication is being tested for but in actuality was given a pill that had inert properties i.e. nothing that would medically help. It’s Not All In Your HeadThey were given a fake pill, not any medication. So the improvements the person reported are thought to be psychological in nature. That’s the oversimplified version for us non-scientist types. In reality it’s a very complex issue. Here is an exerpt from a New England Journal of Medicine article: “Placebo effects are often ..read more

Thank you Kayne West for getting off psych meds. A huge thank you from me to you, and a huge hug to you wishing you the best recovery possible. I know that’s not what the mainstream press is going to be touting. The top hit on Google this a.m. was “Kanye West and the Dangers of Going off Psychiatric Meds.” Bipolar Advocates Will Call You “Dangerous” Ye – Maybe Even Stupid Like I’ve Been Called – Don’t Listen, They Are Big Pharma Brainwashed, Many Given ECT.Don’t listen to that crap. Big Pharma advertising controls most of what they print and most of it is lies. You need to know there are mill ..read more

Update: This post was first published June, 2017 but there is a bipolar advocate (amazing women, educated, lovely family, illness issues erupted postpartum – most likely copper toxicity) who is writing about thinking her son may have bipolar, and it just makes me so sick and sad, this person is completely controlled by Big Pharma, and now endangering the life of her child. If she knew better, I know she would be doing nothing of the sort, but finding appropriate medical care. I posted this on her FB wall, hope it helps open her eyes, and anyone else who is being victimized by psychiatry’s lie ..read more

How much salmon oil should you take for bipolar disorder? Excellent question! And the award goes to Emile who wrote this as a comment on another post: “What dosage of omega 3 fish oil capsules a day for bi-polar is enough. Thanks” A New Product I’m Going to Buy – Is 100% Pure Salmon Oil from Wild Caught Salmon.I’ve always assumed 1000 mg per day (1 gram) was the recommended dosage – because in all my years of taking it that is what the supplements give for a daily dose. I was diagnosed Manic Depressive in 1984 at the age of 19. No, no one ever told me to take salmon oil to help my condition ..read more

Is hypomania always a bad thing? Hypomania is a critical concept to understand and deal with as best as possible for those with Manic Depression – now called “Bipolar 1 Disorder“. But is it always a bad thing? Have doctors gone overboard in their attention to it and is it being misused as a way to prescribe greater amounts of psychotropic ‘mood stabilizing’ drugs? I think the answer is yes, though of course the big picture is complicated. When hypomania is connected to someone who clearly is BP-1 and in treatment or living with the illness independently like I am then it goes without saying ..read more

Marijuana can help bipolar disorder. That is excellent news for many who suffer from severe mood swings. But the caveat is it does not help everyone and – like any other treatment regime – some are intolerant to cannabis or can experience a worsening of symptoms. Marijuana is Not an Illicit Substance Anymore – It is Legal to Smoke Recreationally in 9 States, Medical Use is Allowed in 29 States.So I will tread caustiously here and just give you the facts with, like I always do, scientific studies and resaerch to back up the information. Let’s hit it. Works a little as a pun, yes? Marijuana Com ..read more