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Are there any herbal remedies that work for bipolar disorder?
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Default Are there any herbal remedies that work for bipolar disorder? - 12-16-2008, 09:31 PM

I know that there are some that are recommended for depression - St. John's Wort, for example - but do these remedies run the same risk as antidepressants for people with bipolar - that is, do they make them manic? (Please bear in mind that I have already had that reaction to an antidepressant, so I might be susceptible to it).Are there any herbal remedies that are safe and recommended for people with bipolar disorder? ------
   
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Default 12-30-2008, 08:05 AM

Bipolar disorder is a serioius illness and you need to go on proper medication for it.Antidepressants arn't the only type of drug that is used to treat this disorder, Mood stabilizers or (very rarely) Antipsychotics are also used.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar...ood_stabilizer ------
   
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Default 12-31-2008, 04:53 PM

No not really, studies have suggested that SAM-e can help with mild thing such as Seasonal Affective Disorder but with a complex disorder such as that I would recommend sticking to the regimen your doctor gives you. P.S- St Johns wort is actually milder than what they say SAM-e is you can see it reflected in the price too. ------
   
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