 |
| FAQ/Help |
| Calendar |
| Search |
|
#1
Feb 26, 2007, 10:56 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Hi! I was wondering if anyone else has ever noticed a BIG change in there bipolar cycle from the weather or the seasons. And, if anyone has found something to counteract the effects. Please, no meds, only vitamins or rituals. Thanx!
|
|
#2
Feb 28, 2007, 06:31 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Hi sleep123,
welcome to psychcentral. For the past several years, I have noticed a worsening of my depressive symptoms in the winter. I have considered getting those SADD(seasonal affective disorder)lights, but haven't yet and so far have only taken meds for my bipolar disorder. I was reading the MSN message boards yesterday and there was a thread entitled "how do you manage your bipolar disorder" and several posters stated they used only "natural" remedies. I think L-tyrosine which you can find in health stores was mentioned several times. You may want to check out that thread. I hope you find something that helps. Meta
__________________
Bipolar disorder with very long depressions and short hypomanic episodes. I initially love the hypomanic episodes until I realize they inevitably led to terrrible depressions. I take paroxetine, lamotrogine and klonopin. |
|
#3
Mar 01, 2007, 06:33 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I definitely have these kinds of problems. As far as "natural" remedies, there are three that have been shown to have a beneficial effect on mood: Omega-3s, light therapy, and exercise. Of all of them, exercise gives the best results.
DJ
__________________
Peace, DJ "Maturity is nothing more than a firmer grasp of cause and effect." -Bob "and the angels, and the devils, are playin' tug-o-war with my personality" -Snakedance, The Rainmakers |
|
#4
Mar 01, 2007, 07:14 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Some good advice here. I too get depression real bad with the season changes, I am in the UK. Interesting to read about the natural remedies too, will look into those.
|
|
#5
Mar 06, 2007, 03:12 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
BIploar is always worse come fall and winter for me. Come spring and summer my moods are always better.
|
| Reply |
This is an old thread. You probably should not post your reply to it, as the original poster is unlikely to see it.|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Forum | |||
| adderall side affects? | Psychiatric Medications | |||
| NEW - Struggles with affects of ADD | New Member Introductions | |||
| Adverse affects on Adderall | Psychiatric Medications | |||
| Side Affects | Bipolar | |||
| The Affects Of Healing | Post-traumatic Stress | |||
My Support Forums is the online community that was originally begun as the Psych Central Forums in 2001. It now runs as an independent self-help support group community for mental health, personality, and psychological issues and is overseen by a group of dedicated, caring volunteers from around the world.
Linear Mode
