First time I hear that it's NOT insomnia because you don't sleep it's that you sleep 4-6hours & wake up feeling well rested & full of energy

Thank you for noting that people are sometimes misdiagnosed. I was misdiagnosed as bipolar in my early 20s despite never having a manic episode in my life. I was put on various antipsychotics which left me feeling like a zombie. I took myself off meds after a year. 10 years later I was correctly diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and have been feeling much better ever since. I never took another psych med ever again.

At minimum if you pursue holistic treatments make sure you have emergency doses of the prescription meds on hand if you have ever gone full mania, and be honest with yourself if you know you need to come down cause you are losing control of it just take it and go sleep. Be careful!

Outstanding!!! 👍👍👍👍 I’m a mom - with someone suffering this disorder - Thankyou both - you hit it on the nail 👍🙏🥰❤️💓

thank you, this is the best thing I've watched about my Bipolar on youtube by far aside from "the secret life of the manic depressive"

If I’m even twelve hours late in taking my medication, I want to walk into traffic or “fly” out of a window. Medication saves my life everyday. This is a serious disorder that requires a lot of work and support - including the right doctor - to manage effectively.

I have managed to minimize most of the symptoms of BPD and I did that through introspection and a ton of reading, but sometimes you just get toooo low to bring yourself out of it. That's when the people around you can be invaluable to your healing.

Thank you for this presentation. I’ve been diagnosed with bipolar 1 since I was 12 years old. This has been a blessing to listen to.

You said so many times that people can manage their symptoms without medication, that i wouldnt want any person with bipolar to watch your video because they will only remember this. I honestly never heard or read that you can manage super good your symptoms only with a good lifestyle. When you have psychotic symptoms, it can lead to psychosis... Medication is key to treat bipolar disorder, and lifestyle too, but i really think the combination of both. And sadly you only really firmly mentionned it in your conclusion.

16:39,, in the early 60s before the medications, in grade schools they had recesses, where children got a chance to go outside and play, get rid of that excess energy. I feel sorry for some of those poor teachers that had to put up with those kids with high energy levels who had a hard time sitting at their desks. A lot of them never made it to college because of this hyperactivity and went out into the trades.

I can’t grasp how my beautiful, extremely intelligent, personable daughter could suddenly become bipolar at age 40! Makes no sense! Started after a year of hard work at her business, a divorce ( 10 year marriage), several surgeries and literally the day of her third steroid shot. Incredible and horrid! Rarely ever depressed.

Thank you

I am a bipolar 2 patient, after ECT therapy I managed to be in remision for 13 years , for the last 13 years of my life I didnt have any epizodes ,ECT therapy is a miracle

Thank you for mentioning lifestyle as a very important part of everyone's treatment as important. 7 months therapeutic keto, IF, sleep, stress reduction and exercise. Was nearly disabled and struggled with meds unfortunately. Now: Never better.

Always loved self medicators.

The doctor said taking SSRI’s can cause a person to go into mania. What about tapering off of SSRI’s? Can that also cause mania?

Sometimes i just feel like a big failure when i am in a manic state of mind. Yes i do want to hide

My husband went out and bought a new truck and totaled it 3 weeks later. I found him in the hospital in critical care.

absolutely fantastic explanations by both of you god bless how can i get in touch with you both??

Bostock et al. (2015) includes psychological stress, sleep disruption and goal-attainment as triggers, as well as seasonality, post-partum, anti-depressants and stimulants. Almost all sources mention stress and sleep disruption (corticosteroids are stress hormones and there's an interaction between stress hormones and dopamine).

I'm on zoloft, for the dressing part of bi polar..stress makes me happy/ high ..and so does Iboprufen !!

Bipolar 1 people need strong meds multiple to keep out of trouble. People with mild bipolar or other illness can manage without meds

It would be really hard being a professional Doctor and trying to prescribe medication and understand the illness without having it themselves. Saw Palmetto has all the fatty acids and balances your hormones... It works for me and my Bypolor.

Thank you so much for this presentation. As a person that lives with someone that's addicted to Meth, and having witnessed the effects that has had on their personality and character really, how does the Psychology and Psychiatry interact with a scenario like that?

I wish that SOMEONE,ANYONE,DRS or not, had told me that I didn't have to take zoloft FOREVER...now I can't get off..it's fried my brain and gut health...withdrawals means psychosis, brain zaps,physical imbalance and rage

Bipolar disorder really is unbearable. Exhausted depressing. There is such a stigma. It is an invisible illness you cannot see. For example is me. I am a mother, grandmother, model, actress and I am in the spotlight. Nobody would ever guess I think it’s because I am considered beautiful and dress like a star. Let me tell you all the beautiful lifestyle means nothing to me. My family does. Honestly I have dark racing thoughts constantly, disrupted sleep. Napping through my days currently been locked in my room 4 days now. I don’t like anyone to see me this way so I hide. I haven’t showered in days, there is a war of negativity in my mind. I hate it so much I cant shut it off. Sometimes I already feel dead. Sometimes the thought of death sounds like peace. Bipolar depression is real.

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I was diagnosed bipolar 2 almost lost my life ! All medication nothing works ! Only ECT treatment helped me with my medicine maintenance till now …

Wish more was known than is about the brain - more conclusive tests

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Implying that weed cause BD is highly questionable. Thats poor logic not based on any data.

BE VERY CAUTTIOUS about the advice given here about non-medical trestments for bipolar. Unfortunately this got a lot of coverage in this podcadt. Absolutely correct to say that lifestyle factors, Circadian rhytnlms and so on are important. There was a comment that people managing bipolar with lifestyle interventions were very well until tjeir next episode. WHAT? The reason for taking medication is so that you dont have episodes!! I think this is very irresponsible. You wouldnt say to a heart patient that they could do without their medication until they got sick again. Its all very well for professoonals to say these things, but for those of us who live with bipolar, experience tells us that going off your nedication is NEVER a good idea. You pay a high price - i have lost years of my life thanks to doctors telling me i could go off lithium. 95% of this podcast is great but for a more helpful, and dar safer view about meds vs no meds, have a look at Andrew Hubermans podcast about bipolar. Its a long video and very detailed but well worth the watch. PS I have had bipolar for almost 38 years so have a long term perspective on this

This is not accurate information and bad advice. I hope no one watches this and thinks exercise etc., can control a neurological problem. While it might help, exercise and lifestyle is not going to treat bipolar psychosis etc.

Well this was shit. Everything I already know from Wikipedia

Had to stop listening when you said that cannabis use can trigger bipolar. The evidence simply does not state this to be the case. Disappointed 😔

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