After all the great advice above, I only have one thing to add. Make sure your body has the right amounts of vitamins and minerals. Meds can cause your body to not take up adequate amounts even if you have a decent diet. Have your doc take blood-tests. I was low on vit B, vit D, as well as iron. It made my depression/lethargy much worse. And after I started taking supplements and had weekly shots of vit B, I felt better. Not a cure for BP and not a substitute for meds, but just something that has helped me...