In this episode 10 protocols
▶ 13:34 Lithium Supplements “Lithium, I should mention, has a number of important features, but it also a number of important side effects that need to be considered. First of all, it does have a certain toxicity, and so levels of lithium in the blood need to be monitored extremely carefully.” ▷ 13:48 Blood Lithium Monitoring Behaviors “So, it's not the sort of thing that people can just take it a given dose, and every patient responds the same. There's a lot of oversight and a lot of blood tests that have to be done, especially in the first 3 months of lithium treatment.” ▷ 17:59 Talk Therapy Combined With Drug Therapy Behaviors “Without question drug therapies are going to be most effective when done also with talk therapies and we'll talk about which talk therapies have been demonstrated to be most effective.” ▷ 18:40 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Behaviors “Cognitive behavioral therapy is the one that seems to be best at least by way of the statistics and papers that exist. Cognitive behavioral therapy in general is a progressive exposure of the patient in a very controlled way in a clinical setting to some of the triggers or the conditions that would exacerbate bipolar disorder.” ▷ 20:00 Electroconvulsive Therapy Behaviors “One very exciting and emerging treatment that does show great promise and in some cases great outcomes for bipolar disorder is, believe it or not, electric shock therapy. Generally used for treatment-resistant depression, so these are people that have no positive response or ongoing positive response to drug therapies or other therapies.” ▷ 22:47 Supportive Lifestyle Measures for Bipolar Disorder Behaviors “of course, of course, of course, getting better sleep, getting adequate exercise, getting proper nutrition, having quality healthy social interactions, even getting regular sunlight in the day and avoiding bright light at night.” ▷ 22:47 Proper Nutrition Diet “of course, of course, of course, getting better sleep, getting adequate exercise, getting proper nutrition, having quality healthy social interactions, even getting regular sunlight in the day and avoiding bright light at night.” ▷ 23:49 Inositol Supplements “I take inositol at 900 mg of myo-inositol every third night or so in order to improve my sleep. It also seems to have a fairly potent anti-anxiety effect during the day.” ▷ 24:21 Omega-3 Fatty Acids Supplements “There are several studies that have shown that supplementing with fish oil or omega-3 fatty acids at levels of, for instance, 9.6 g of fish oil per day for 4 months greatly reduced symptoms of bipolar depression compared to the control group, which received olive oil.” ▷ 30:50 Consult a Qualified Health Professional Behaviors “If you suspect that you have bipolar disorder or you know somebody who does, please make sure that you or they talk to a qualified health professional.”