I will look into Touched With Fire. Thank you for the suggestion. I do understand what you both are saying regarding different regions of the world and different times in history having bp2 as well. It's possible that different deficiencies in various regions or times cause similiar symptoms. In the US, sugar is everywhere and anyone who knows me, would not argue my sugar or caffeine addiction. Regarding alcohol, I almost never drink. So this may not be a blanket cure for everyone with the disorder, in my case it would not hurt to try. This will give me hope for a year at least. Either way I will be on this mood stabilizer for another year at minimum anyway. That will give me time to look into this more. I will also discuss it with my therapist. This may help prevent tunnel vision on my part. Thank you.