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Q: Newbie Here
asked by: cmykguy on April 24th, 2004
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Hi folks,

name is peter and was recently (as in 3 months ago) diagnosed with bipolar disorder. It's been hard with the medications - epival and lithium, mixed in with clonazepam for the social anxiety. But i'm a trooper and doing my best to continue to the best of my ability.

Interested if anyone has done much research into nutritional supplementation and bipolar disorder. I understand omega 3 oils are a possibility?
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purple333
replied on April 24th, 2004
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There are many natural supplements for mood disorders/mental diseases etc. You need to do a little research via google or yahoo etc asking for example what natural drugs, natural therapies, etc assist in reducing symptoms of bi-polar?

I would look into say "smart tabs" , dhea, 5htp , sam-e as a starter.
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mia
replied on April 26th, 2004
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Hi Newbie
Welcome to the forum. Even though it is not your club of choice, it is a very good idea to get as knowledgable as possible. Your best bet to start with, is to go back through the forum and pull up topics that sound familiar or interesting to you and read up on what other here have had to say.

And remember, be an active participant in your treatment. Keep a journal of physical and mental symptoms to take with you to your doctors appointments. Always make a list of questions to ask the doctor, if you don't have a list, ask him what you should be asking about. If you have a good doctor he or she will be happy to discuss things with you or give you some reading.

Good luck

mia
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