How do you manage bipolar?

[misfit76]

Other than meds, how do you manage your bipolar episodes?

 

[mandyangel]

Keep the faith! If my ex would have done that, who knows where we would be right now. I am a strong advocate of medication for Bi-Polar disorder, and want the doctors to discover a cure more than anything. This issue is really emotional for me and for people who have bi-polar disorder, who have had it happen to them, I wish them godspeed.

 

[misfit76]

I have bipolar disorder and right now I'm unable to go to the dr for it to get meds.

 

[RuthD]

Pray to Jesus for guidance and be ready to here from him. He tells me what I am doing wrong and I repent then I try to do better.

 

[CraftyTurtle]

Keep the faith
Surround myself with positive people, not negative/destructive people. (Facebook counts!)
Try to get regular sleep.
Try to eat healthy. Avoid caffeine and alcohol. (Seriously, I do not need false ups and downs when my normal is so unstable)
Engage in activity which I enjoy and inspires me (art, crafts)

Actually, that last one is the hardest to do - it is so easy to be so busy or so tired that fun is pushed aside. Fun is necessary.

 

[misfit76]

Keep the faith
Surround myself with positive people, not negative/destructive people. (Facebook counts!)
Try to get regular sleep.
Try to eat healthy. Avoid caffeine and alcohol. (Seriously, I do not need false ups and downs when my normal is so unstable)
Engage in activity which I enjoy and inspires me (art, crafts)

Actually, that last one is the hardest to do - it is so easy to be so busy or so tired that fun is pushed aside. Fun is necessary.

Thank you! I have actually been trying to do all of these and it is helping some. I'm on Christian Forums a lot more than on Facebook, sometimes I go for days without getting on Facebook but all my family is on there and I like to see their pics and try to keep in touch with all of them that way. I have been eating better. My sleep is very sporadic, I try to get on a regular schedule but it seems like my body won't let me. I only drink caffeine if I have a headache and do not drink alcohol. I have taken up photography as a hobby and I really enjoy it. It's good to know that I am on the right path.

 

[misfit76]

I am also getting to where I am aware of when I am starting to go into a manic or depressive phase but sometimes it strikes all of a sudden with no warning. That's the hardest time for me. I hate feeling like I am not in control of myself.

 

[Loven God]

I manage mine with lots of support from my doctors , friend , a few family members . The most importint is God and prayer .

 

[quietpraiyze]

Other than meds, how do you manage your bipolar episodes?

The way I manage my bipolar is primarily with the Lord and prayer. I stay away from "drama" and maintain a place of peace. I try and live a life of integrity. I listen to the Word on audio cassette and CD. I also listen to really good Praise & Worship music. Since I'm trying to lose weight I try and eat right and exercise. I also give myself permission to just be me! I also take one day at a time.!

 

[misfit76]

A lot of people that I know don't know I have bipolar disorder. I try to hide it from them. I don't want them thinking I'm a plague or something. Only a couple of close friends know I have it and a few immediate family. I just don't want people thinking I'm crazy or something. I'm not crazy, I have an illness that is not my fault, but I'm afraid some people won't understand. My mom, husband and my 3 close friends that know are very supportive. I pray, try to stay away from drama and try to stay away from things that I feel may trigger an episode. I guess I am doing all of the right things to try to help myself until I can get my meds. I just want to get on my meds and get back to work. I really miss working as a beautician but at this time it's just not possible, I am unreliable, episodes are triggered easily, and I just can't function right.

 

[misfit76]

I hate that all of you have it but at the same time I am glad that I am not alone in this battle. Most people that don't have it don't understand and it's so frustrating at times to have to try to explain it or explain why I don't feel good or why I feel this way or that way.

 

[quietpraiyze]

A lot of people that I know don't know I have bipolar disorder. I try to hide it from them. I don't want them thinking I'm a plague or something. Only a couple of close friends know I have it and a few immediate family. I just don't want people thinking I'm crazy or something. I'm not crazy, I have an illness that is not my fault, but I'm afraid some people won't understand. My mom, husband and my 3 close friends that know are very supportive. I pray, try to stay away from drama and try to stay away from things that I feel may trigger an episode. I guess I am doing all of the right things to try to help myself until I can get my meds. I just want to get on my meds and get back to work. I really miss working as a beautician but at this time it's just not possible, I am unreliable, episodes are triggered easily, and I just can't function right.

It sounds like you have some good support! You don't have to share your bipolar status if you don't want to. That's personal and to your own discrection.

Sometimes because of bipolar we have losses but it doesn't mean that God can't restore. Right now you may not be able to work but that could just be for a season. Don't be hard on yourself. Just take the time to love on you, take care of yourself, and spend time with the Lord. Remember you can tell Him anything and He's always with you.

 

[misfit76]

It sounds like you have some good support! You don't have to share your bipolar status if you don't want to. That's personal and to your own discrection.

Sometimes because of bipolar we have losses but it doesn't mean that God can't restore. Right now you may not be able to work but that could just be for a season. Don't be hard on yourself. Just take the time to love on you, take care of yourself, and spend time with the Lord. Remember you can tell Him anything and He's always with you.

Thank you!

 

[Ludicrus]

Went through a lot of prayer on this issue! God actually provided a perfect answer. It works!

There was a doctor that had posted her findings of treating...get this! Bipolar, Depression, Anxiety and some forms of schizophrenia with mega doses of Fish oil and high potency vitamin B complex.

At the same time, God was showing me a lot of other things about health and I can't take statins. Fish oil is also good for cholesterol and speeds up the metabolism.

But God also got me off of all partial grains. Read, "This Famishing World". It is free online.

So, I started eating whole grains. Did you know that they passed a law that required them to put Niacin back into flour because white flour caused insanity? Yeppers!

But there is no law requiring them to put back all of the vitamins that are taken out during processing.

It's not just bread or pasta it's everywhere. Even white rice is a partial grain.

However, the worst culprit of all is High Fructose Corn Syrup. In fact, it'll turn you into a food junkie like you were doing crack.

All of this sets up acidosis in your body. Acidosis causes many other major health problems such as deterioration of your joints/cartilage, congestive heart failure, acid reflux, ect.

But the most horrible part of acidosis is what happens with your nerve endings. Your nerve endings are coated for protection; however with acidosis set up in your system, your nerve endings literally become raw. Raw nerve endings mimic PMS.

Crying, angry, anxious, depressed....

Then God got me eating greens 3 to 4 times a week. It reduces the acidosis.

Doing all of these changes in my diet, within a week, I was completely stable emotionally. Within 3 months I had started losing all kinds of weight. Lost 50 lbs. Within a year, my joints were being restored.

It works! Praise the Lord!

And everybody can tell it if I'm off the fish oil and vitamin B for very long!!!

I take 3,000 mg. of Fish oil and 1 tablet of super strength Vitamin B Complex with C.

My therapist is all for it. He's never seen such a turnaround before.

 

[Gracelands]

can you reccomend a brand/ type of fish oil? Doesnt it have to be a specific ratio of dhc s or Epas (?)

 

[Ludicrus]

No, but I will tell you this there are certain types of oils in those capsules. Some are better than others and the oil does change during the fishing seasons.

I'm actually taking right now is Nature Made 1,200 mg. It has 360 mg Omega-3 in it and that's what I'm looking for.

Their daily dosage is two capsules so that's 720 mg of Omega-3 and for me that's not enough. So I go with 3 caps a day.

You can also take flax seed oil, but it is an inflammatory and if you have problems with arthritis or acidosis in your joints it could cause problems.

You are going to have to find out

1. how much you need to maintain.
2. how much you can tolerate.

Some people have a hard time with burping fish oil if they take large doses. I never have, but I generally eat with it.

 

[Jeshu]

No, but I will tell you this there are certain types of oils in those capsules. Some are better than others and the oil does change during the fishing seasons.

I'm actually taking right now is Nature Made 1,200 mg. It has 360 mg Omega-3 in it and that's what I'm looking for.

Their daily dosage is two capsules so that's 720 mg of Omega-3 and for me that's not enough. So I go with 3 caps a day.

You can also take flax seed oil, but it is an inflammatory and if you have problems with arthritis or acidosis in your joints it could cause problems.

You are going to have to find out

1. how much you need to maintain.
2. how much you can tolerate.

Some people have a hard time with burping fish oil if they take large doses. I never have, but I generally eat with it.

I also tried fish oil it helped me heaps with my aggression but didn't stop a other full blown psychosis. It took 6000 milligram a day. Not being on any other medication had me loose a lot of weight as well at the time 20 kilos all in all. (but I put on another 15 kilos when I was put on medication again.)

 

[Ludicrus]

I also tried fish oil it helped me heaps with my aggression but didn't stop a other full blown psychosis. It took 6000 milligram a day. Not being on any other medication had me loose a lot of weight as well at the time 20 kilos all in all. (but I put on another 15 kilos when I was put on medication again.)

I am no doctor, so this is just my opinion, I'm beginning to believe that the majority of mental illnesses and disorders if not caused by demonic oppression are mostly nutritional deficiencies and environmental issues.

We've got food that is so over processed that it lost most of it's nutrition.

We've got so many additives in our foods that we almost have to have a dictionary even to pronounce them and a week to read everything on the labels of a weeks' worth of groceries.

We've got genetically altered food mixed in just about everything.

People have become allergic to so many things that should be good for us if it weren't tampered with by man.

I once met a man when I was living in a halfway house. He was a wonderful artist but oh so dark! Most of his conversations were on the dark side too.

They finally had allergy tests run on him and found out he was allergic to white sugar. They took him off the sugar and it was like a totally different human being! To the point that I didn't even recognize him a month later. Even his art changed.

Modern medicine can't even cure the common cold or the flu. All they can do is pump chemicals into our bodies that are all synthetic.

God's Word says that He gave us all plants bearing seed for food. Well, now, you know some of the plants if we were to eat them would kill us. But they do have medicinal qualities.

And any real cures that are natural are banned by the FDA. Cancer cures have been proven, but the FDA and the pharma companies sure don't want that to happen. They would lose tons of money.


I would seek God earnestly and ask Him if there is a natural remedy for your problems.

Niacin deficiency caused pellagra (insanity). Enzyme deficiencies affect how the brain and body process what we put into it.

Pray!

 

[bhsmte]

Bi Polar should be managed by a good psychiatrist with experience dealing with this disorder, who will also prescribe medication and monitor the medication for effectiveness (right medication and or right dosage).

 

[Ludicrus]

I am not allowed to post links yet.

Do a google on these terms:

nutritional deficiencies psychosis

Then, go to a physical doctor that would be willing to run some tests and find out if there are any deficiencies.