What you need to do is give your body the nutrients it needs to produce the neurotransmitters to help you feel normal. This is easily done by taking amino acids, the mineral lithium orotate that controls mania and hypomania along with other nutrients to keep you healthy. This is what I've been using for the last 9+ years to treat my bipolar 2 and I've done far better on it than I did on meds.

Here are some links to help you get started:

This is the painstresscenter's site. Their book Heal with Amino Acids is very good, but doesn't address bipolar per se. Two other books that are very helpful are Break Your Prescribed Addiction about getting off prescription meds and The Anxiety Epidemic about treating anxiety and panic with amino acids.

http://www.painstresscenter.com/Heal...s/products/20/

This is the web site of Safe Harbor, an alternative mental health site.

Alternative Mental Health

This is a PDF file of a brain function questionnaire that will help you see how various amino acids work for various feelings and emotions. This is basically what I used to figure out how to treat myself.

http://drjolee.com/Brain-Function-Questionnaire.pdf