Quote: (05-16-2018 02:39 PM)SteezeySteve Wrote:
Not saying this will work in all cases but since I started taking MCT oil and high doses of fish oil my issues with mania have completely subsided. I also started taking apple cider vinegar,and eating parsley so those could have played a role in getting rid of to toxins in my body that could contribute towards it.
I have always taken fish oil capsules,and used coconut oil for a while now but high dosing the stuff is a game changer.
Other dietary changes included cutting out wheat(very recent so no I'm not saying wheat causes mania),and buying cage free eggs (they have more Omega 3s), eating more fish,organic grass fed beef (it's Walmart so I bet it's grass fed but grain finished),steak.
Tons of Kale and fruit was already there,but ever since the MCT + high dose cod liver oil has worked so well ive taken my diet more seriously buying organic kale vs normal,organic carrots vs normal,more high quality protein scources,etc instead of classic "clean eating" that I've practiced for years.
I just want to make this post to say fuck big pharma. Seriously MCT oil and codliver oil would have saved me so much time and horrible restless nights. These are practically drugs. For anyone else out there who's battling any other ailments that" can't be cured "and involve shitty drugs that fuck up your body and mind do not give up the fight. Keep trying till you find what works. And fuck big pharma.
Shout out to Tim ferris for the MCT oil idea.he has bipolar and recommends it so that's where I got that idea from.
What do you consider high doses of fish oil? I've been trying 9tsp/day of liquid fish oil (roughly 30-40 capsules or 3 fluid ounces) that I take in a shot glass. It's seemed to clear up my brain fog a fair amount. Not cheap, though.
Tim Ferriss has recently claimed to have bipolar depression but in recent years it seems to have become "cool" again to be bipolar, at least judging from the shit I read on Tinder bios.
I just don't know what to believe anymore. He might just be a high functioning autist with an assload of anxiety. You hardly need any evidence to score a gradually less stigmatized diagnosis of 'bipolar', 'bipolar depression', or 'cyclothymia' from a psychiatrist these days.
Usually if somebody is not neurologically normal, anything that would treat a probable GABA or serotonin deficiency would reduce expression of symptoms, so assuming he doses heavily on MCT and fish oil it wouldn't really matter what his disease of choice is, it's going to work. Anything that boosts dopamine in the short term might work as well. It's not a mystery why so many bipolars chain smoke.
Interesting tip on MCT oil though. I'll have to look into it.