Genetic> years ago i was warned about taking 5htp and antidepressants together. any comment? recently the clinicians gave me Rozerem saying it was an amplified type of melatonin -chemically. i found it ineffective and made me feel off the next day.

i agree that if we address the underlying chemical imbalance, (depression, anxiety, bipolar, etc. , then our sleep is restored. however if we go without sleep, then the underlying issue gets worse.

i agree too that these meds. really deplete our vitamin/mineral stores so we need to eat healthily and take supplements.

did any one mention NOT exercising late in the day, and no stimulants like caffeine, etc. ?

Please try to stop drinking water from the faucet at home. I use strictly purified water and often supplement with an enhanced electrolyte water --available almost everywhere. It's the chlorine in water that's not good for us.

Those things calm the system very nicely, along (most importantly) with the
Omega 3's which are of significant benefit in bipolar illness.

One very good paperback for letting you know what benefits depression, bipolar illness, etc.,(and other illnesses) is What You Must Know About Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & More, Choosing The Nutrients That Are Right For You by Pamela Wartian Smith, MD, MPH.

I go back from time to time to read her work just to update myself on what I need to purchase at Vitamin Shoppe or another specialty store for vitamins.

The psychotropic meds take so much from our nutritional storage. It's good to replace those things if we learn what we need.[/quote]