I feel your pain.

Here's something to consider. I have bipolar 2, was medication compliant and still had episodes far more than expected until I finally went off the meds and started treating myself using amino acids and the mineral supplement lithium orotate. Now my bipolar is the best it's been in my entire life, and I've had depression since I was a young teen, and the bipolar it's now over 35 years.

The thing I believe and I think it could be proven is that those of us with this disposition aren't able to adequate produce the proper neurotransmitters needed to keep our moods stable. I compare it to a child who has juvenile diabetes who has to take insulin. By taking amino acids and the lithium orotate supplement, I'm giving my brain the building blocks of the neurotransmitters needed t keep my mood stable. I've been doing this for over 9 years, and once I added the lithium about 4 years ago, it's amazing how stable my moods are. I have some ups and downs but they occur when something upsets me just like a person without a mood disorder. My moods aren't out of control for no reason, and if they do shift up or down, I just take whatever supplement is needed and it's usually back on track within 24 hours.

My husband is absolutely amazed as well as I was a challenge to live with even when on the meds.

Another great thing is I'm not tied to a Pdoc who runs my life like I was when on meds. That alone saves us a fortune.

Here are some good sites and links on the subject:

This is the largest non-drug mental health site with tons of articles and links:



This is a brain function questionnaire showing the emotions related to the various neurotransmitters and what amino acid to take:

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

This is a great book on amino acids and how to use them:

http://www.painstresscenter.com/Heal...oductinfo/AA5/