Natural remedies for bipolar affective disorder . age 25 . diagnosed 5 yrs back. left medication after 3 months. risperidone, pacitone, divalporex.

Natural remedies: Here is a thing. When you are in manic stage, it's an emergency and no natural remedies would work. As far as depressive stage, there are some natural remedies, although, I have to admit their efficacy is either questionable or not that significant. Same, 5-htp, deplin are used in mild cases and more so in highly motivated patients with simple depression. Bipolar is more complicated, though.

Not a good plan: Bipolar disorder can have very severe episodes of depression & mania. So far, there are no natural remedies which consistently prevent these without the person also being on a mood stabilizer at least. Even as a homeopathic physician I do not take my patients off of their mood stabilizers -- although with good treatment they may be able to taper down or even off of other pharmaceuticals. Sorry!