Well, you know the story, "when life gives you a lemon, make lemonade".

The truth is that most of what many of us needed is bloodwork to determine the deficiency of vitamins and minerals we have been missing for who-knows-how-long because of the nutrition robbed by psychotropic meds over the years.

Please get some bloodwork done to determine if you are low on the B vitamins, A,C,D3,E etc., right down the line. Chances are you are low on any number of them, and you haven't been strong enough as a result to get out and live a little.

Be pro-active in your care. Rely on supplementing your diet with good, nutritious foods that strengthen your feeling tone.

Please get the help you need. It's available for you and there's no need for you to feel such dreadfully lonely and sad feelings. You are a really special person who deserves to have a life of at least contentment if not down-right happiness!

Be good to yourself and get the advice from an internist about your vitamin and mineral needs to boost your feeling tone.

Remember, though, that vitamins and minerals aren't helpful unless they are taken with food. If you're going to go on your own to improve your health, please purchase only pharmaceutical grade vitamins. They are the best to help the most in the short and long run. Your pharmacist can give you information about which ones are pharmaceutical grade.

I'd start by adding Omega 3 fatty acids. Recent research indicates that
Omega 3 fatty acids may be the first real successful supplement to treat
Bipolar Illness. They are wonderful for me--I use Nordic Omega 3, but
there are many others. Nordic just has such a pleasant lemon flavor (no
fish flavor).

Good wishes.