Bipolar patient with well controlled illness of mild or moderate intensity, and, without an active episode of psychosis, or hospitalization for psychosis within the last year, can be a candidate for bariatric surgery.
It is very important to get a standard preoperative psychological evaluation by psychiatrist.
There is a risk for different mental complications following this procedure.
The rapid weight reduction that sometimes can't be predicted and severe and persistent vomiting resulting in lack of vitamins and minerals, after the surgery in many cases induce mental disorders.
Talk with your physician about thiamine deficiency and its symptoms.
It is expectable that these will be with a greater effect on susceptible patients (patients with mental disorder).
Another thing to be considered is switching the food addiction with another form, usually, becoming an alcohol addict after bariatric surgery.
Bipolar patients have tendency towards addiction.
You'll be probably experience some changes with your bipolar therapy after the surgery.
Actually, due to anatomical changes, you'll be temporarily unable to take your therapy in oral form, but, it will be administrated intravenously.