Fine supportive helpful thread.

My four siblings and I all are affected by various degrees of bipolarity. We use acupunture (now actually recognized by the mechanics and chemists at the FDA as an effective treatment for depression) and various herbs, SJW among them.

My sister Margot had a widely publicized breakdown a couple of years ago - acupuncture and herbs got her back on track. Margie now uses a system called "orthomolecular medicine", and she is, mirabile dictu, no longer troubled by raving mania or the black deeps. I repeat - she is no longer troubled. She has been spending a lot of her time speaking to all sorts of mental health groups, including those dominated by psychiatriac/drug company interests, about the use of natural substances to right biochemical imbalances.

First try at Mudcat links. I hope this is a link to a Google page with numerous references: Click here and this one to "Orthomolecular Medicine Online" Click here.

It shouldn't be a surprise, gicen that we are products of the earth and all, that the substances required to fill our biochemical needs are all available in nature.

John Kidder