I feel sure you're on medications; it takes often as many as three changes along the way
to getting a satisfactory "cocktail" of medications that work well for us. I would suggest
that you see your psychiatrist and request a review of your medications since you're
having too much rapid thought and bouts of depression alternating rapidly.

In the meantime, you might wish to try something that I call the "Lemon Thing" which
is posted on page 3 (or 4) of the Depression Forum. It's called "The Lemon Thing and
Why It Works for Some of Us". You might find that helpful in slowing down the
thoughts and relieving some of the depression.

If you are willing to stop drinking coffee, tea, and chocolate, you might find great
relief from not having those in your diet, particularly if you are sensitive to caffeine,
as some of us are. Drink purified water (with electrolytes added if you can get it)
rather than tap water. So many chemicals are added to tap water that I think it
bothers those of us who have a sensitivity to chemicals.

The one characteristic I would say that it almost universal for bipolar patients is that
many, many of us have a strong sensitivity, not only in feelings, but in reactions to
medications, processed foods, added chemicals to foods, etc. The main object is
to keep it simple...lots of fresh green salads, fish, fresh vegetables, and water. That
can be inconvenient momentarily, but reducing red meat ingestion to about 4 times
per week, and eating more baked chicken, turkey, etc., which are more easily
digested may be helpful. It's certainly easier on the digestive system.

It helps to add an Omega 3 fatty acid capsule to our diets because the essential
fatty acids have been proven now in research to help in bipolar illness.

Anything legal improve our feeling tone, in my view; take care.