Bipolar Disorder Support Group

Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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okay, shoot me for this one:

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Can I just say I'd dearly love to have the sort of bipolar that can be 'controlled by eating organic food'....as I pretty much believe that would be NBP, or Not bipolar.
Everybody has sensitivities..for many here it's religion...for me it's the idea that meds are merely Big Pharma propaganda...this suggests bp is a figment of collective imagination. *sigh* Why do i care? I just do :(
Yes, I'm still pissed over another post exchange yesterday, like I said, so shoot me.
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Lou ,I'm with you..as much as we feel like guinnia pigs..or feel we are taken advantage of ,from he BIG PHAR....those big phar co..do in fact produce the meds ,most of us need to stay alive and funtional....No one ever promiced fair!
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A figment of a collective imagination.....
you mean like politics?
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yeah.
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Bang, bang, and the beat goes on--------ladeedadee.
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ha @ fazer.
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I eat only organic food. It doesn't affect my mood. :)
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me too, I was raised on non-processed food...I laughed at that idea when proposed yesterday, then I was mad.
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Fazer: You are just TOOOOOO kewl! What a reply! I feel like a drowned rat! Big brother is watching me... and changing my meds! I have to buy organic foods and meds and live on the edge! Otherwise, Lou and Fazer will get me! " Help! I've fallen... and I can't get up!"
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no idea what you're saying, MT, what's new?
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alot of people try and find alternates from medicines but sometimes the best thing is meds if u think u can do without meds try the organic foods it might take u some time to get a proper meal plan but if it works then u will be doin good
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I concur Lou, last time I tried "the all natural approach" I ended up in a manic frenzy which landed me in the hospital. Um yea, not such a great idea for me. I don't personally know anyone who has BP I who can go unmedicated. I'm sure there is the rare exception out there, but it sure as hell is not me ;)
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who can afford organic food AND meds?????
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I ate all-organic w/out meds for 2 yrs and ended up hospitalized, at 80 lbs, because i was too ill w/BP to feed myself at the end....
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Well, eating only organic food can only be great for you. I have never heard of it effecting bd but then what the hell do I know.

Like Autism from mercury inside of vacinations, who really knows anything.
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Ok, here is my ultimate BP lifestyle:
Take meds (that work)
See pdoc weekly
See Tdoc weekly
Eat organic food
Eat a balanced food plan
Exercise 45 min. per day.

Yeah, uh huh...do some of it - that I have to.

Tried organic and "NATURAL supplements" ....yeah, right. Well, I can say it didn't work for me....what does work is Lamictal and Lithium...but need another Anti-depressant again - waiting!
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