Very interesting. Problem for me is - how do I reduce stress and relax more? Not work. Then how do I live? I've said it before and I'll say it again - I must need me a sugardaddy!

interesting!

I read down to the thing about hippocampulus (sp?). That's interesting. Never heard of all this stuff before. I put it in my bookmarks so I can read it later when things are more clearer to me.

bookmarked! :)

Liked the first part immensely but not sure about ever going off stabilizing drugs myself ever after what I have been through now. Maintenance drugs for me seem to be necessary. Recovery for ME is staying stable as possible, as I feel the more undiagnosed episodes, the easier pathway to episodes exists. And I wasn't diagnosed until 52. Trauma is what did me in.

The rest of the article was very interesting, but many of the studies were done with such extreme small groups like 9 for the mania-but all interesting. So much needs to be done in this area as so many have this diagnosis and feel we could all be so much better with the right scientific info. This is an area that has been neglected so long because of stigam. Not too long ago anyone deemed mentally ill-or not wanted in a family-was just put in a state institution for life to rot. No one cared pretty much.

So we will see more and more happening.

Thanks for this thread so much.

Your welcome. I thought it was interesting, because after being on the meds for about 7 -10 years and then now off for 3 years and basically doing many of the things said here...thinking positive, less stress, getting the rest I need , etc. I recently had a new therapist tell me that she thinks that I may no longer have bipolar. So this article came across as very interesting to me.

I find it interesting as bipolar is a chemical imbalance and even if you are able to maintain without meds....never goes away. And some people have very long periods between cycles some people may ever have 1 manic cycle in their life (wish that was me)....interesting piece tho

bookmarked.. too much to read right now. Brain not working.

I have a hard time relaxing sometimes also. I try to read or do something less stressful. I hate when my mind races a mile a minute.

brandi I wish I could crank mine down to that slow. I've been on hyperactive-overdrive for a week and am waiting for the major crash. My mind and body both are jazzing like crazy and i just deal with it most of the time as my pdoc doesn't listen to me about how my drugs are affecting me.

I'm mellow man...

It was a good article.the first part was easy to understand but the rest very difficult. i wonder if some of it could be explained in lay mens terms like the first part was.

thanks. interesting indeed. and you all should check out the web site www.power2u.org.

Thanks, I'll read it.

It's in my toolbar.