Guest guest Posted January 22, 2003 Report Share Posted January 22, 2003 Hi, I had done research on new bipolar treatments. There is a lot going on with nutritional treatment. Supplements with lots of vitamins, minerals, and amino acids are having an incredible response on many bipolar kids and adults. If nothing else, the amount of medicine needed is vastly reduced with nutritional supplementation. Dr. Popper (?) out of McClean Hospital, Harvard. put put a paper on this at least 2 years ago now. Synergy is a company out of Canada making the supplements. I used them to get my daughter off Depakote and Prozac. She did much better than anyone expected and did better on the supplements than she had on the medicines. There is also a group out of the University of Calgary working on bipolar alternative treatments. There are also lots of bipolar chat groups on . I had been on one that was for parents of bipolar kids. I thought my daughter might have it because she had anziety and mood swings. Now I know she had hypoglycemia and mercury poisoning. Tell your friend to look at all the truly medical causes first. The psychiatrists are just lousy (Damn Lousy!) physicians. They do not look at thyroid or glucose levels or liver enzymes or allergies, etc. All these things can simulate the bipolar personality--believe me. I have read that as many as 40% of psychiatric patients have medical issues as their primary problem. I bet it is higher than that! Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2003 Report Share Posted January 22, 2003 Does any one have any research on mercury causing bi polar disorder? A friend is ready to send her son to live with her dad because she can not handle his episodes. I need research to convince her that something CAN be done. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2003 Report Share Posted January 22, 2003 I most certainly believe it's connected. My ex MIL is Bi-Polar, my ex-husband is and so is my autistic son. The ex MIL has a mouth full of mercury, but the ex-hubby doesn't. However, he was fully vaccinated. a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2003 Report Share Posted January 22, 2003 My daughter was dx'd ADHD, CAPD, LD (expressive/receptive) AND BIPOLAR!!! A friend of a friend contacted me to tell me that her adult daughter was diagnosed bipolar and had been treated by an alternative doctor for amalgam illness and her daughter no long has bipolar disorder. I thought this was interesting but didn't take it too seriously at first as being the cause of my daughter's problems (she had no amalgams) until I figured out the autistic - mercury connection to my daughters symptoms. This lead me to doctor's who really treat people and this list group. My daughter would no longer qualify for any of the above diagnosis. Michele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2003 Report Share Posted January 22, 2003 Walsh, Pfieffer Treatment Center (I'm sure I messed up the name & the spelling), addressed the APA annual mtg 6/00 or 6/01 on the topic of metals disarray, mental illness, autism, etc. It may sound flakey, but he and his predecessor Carl Pfeiffer (sp?) are highly regarded in mainstream circles. Also, check the documents at the website for Cong. Dan Burton from the recent hearings on Autism & Vaccines. Speakers addressed the problems with mercury and alzheimers, autism, ad/hd, etc. I remember one commenting on the old mercury treatment for syphilis. Patients would suffer from dementia, which was blamed on syphilis. But it turns out that it was actually mercury poisoning. And remember the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland? Hatters used to use mercury in hat making and became nutty and unpleasent, thus the term " mad hatter " . Yes, there is something that can at least be investigated. I can't ocmment specifically on bi-polar, but many parents who are chelating their children report an early benefit is the disappearance of rages and meltdowns. That was my experience too - no rages since commencing chelation! HTH, > Does any one have any research on mercury causing bi polar disorder? > A friend is ready to send her son to live with her dad because she can > not handle his episodes. I need research to convince her that something > CAN be done. > > Thanks, > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2003 Report Share Posted January 22, 2003 It might also have something to do with EFA deficiency also... Pfeiffer has a book on nutrition and mental illness. I wonder if you could order it from their website www.hriptc.org [ ] bi polar dissorder Does any one have any research on mercury causing bi polar disorder? A friend is ready to send her son to live with her dad because she can not handle his episodes. I need research to convince her that something CAN be done. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2003 Report Share Posted January 22, 2003 I work as a Mental Health Case Manager and I'm convinced mercury and other heavy metals play a role. I'd love to be able to ask for a number of clients to volunteer to have hair analysis done (and someone to pay for it) as one of my Case Studiess for school (Master's in Environment & amp; Community). We even have volunteers who come in and do haircuts. Problem would be any follow up for the clients if they did show metal toxicity since med coupons wouldn't cover amalgam replacement. I certainly went through some extreme highs and lows when mercury toxic. Bernie from FL has tons of studies, surely some on bipolar connection. SFrom: The La Rue Family [mailto: mnlarue@...]To: @...: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 15:00:22 -0600Subject: [ ] bi polar dissorderDoes any one have any research on mercury causing bi polar disorder?A friend is ready to send her son to live with her dad because she cannot handle his episodes. I need research to convince her that somethingCAN be done.Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2003 Report Share Posted January 23, 2003 There are many papers in the journal of orthomolecular medicine on this, by Siblerud et al, and a few elsewhere. Of course medline doesn't index j. orthmol med but you can find it on the web. Here is one I dug up on medline: Am J Psychother 1989 Oct;43(4):575-87 Related Articles, Links The relationship between mercury from dental amalgam and mental health. Siblerud RL. Colorado State University, Department of Physiology, Fort . The findings presented here suggest that mercury poisoning from dental amalgam may play a role in the etiology of mental illness. Comparisons between subjects with and without amalgam showed significant differences in subjective reports of mental health. Subjects who had amalgams removed reported that symptoms of mental illness lessened or disappeared after removal. The data suggest that inorganic mercury poisoning from dental amalgam does affect the mind and emotions. Andy . . . .. . . . . > I work as a Mental Health Case Manager and I'm convinced mercury and other heavy metals play a role. I'd love to be able to ask for a number of clients to volunteer to have hair analysis done (and someone to pay for it) as one of my Case Studiess for school (Master's in Environment & amp; Community). We even have volunteers who come in and do haircuts. Problem would be any follow up for the clients if they did show metal toxicity since med coupons wouldn't cover amalgam replacement. I certainly went through some extreme highs and lows when mercury toxic. Bernie from FL has tons of studies, surely some on bipolar connection. SFrom: The La Rue Family [mailto: mnlarue@s...] @y...: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 15:00:22 -0600Subject: [ ] bi polar dissorderDoes any one have any research on mercury causing bi polar disorder?A friend is ready to send her son to live with her dad because she cannot handle his episodes. I need research to convince her that somethingCAN be done.Thanks, > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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