Posted by metalblade on May 9, 2008, at 21:14:13
In reply to Re: Can't Consume Alcohol Anymore = Depression, posted by laurie_lu on May 4, 2008, at 18:47:44
You might be bipolar II not realize it. I suffer from bipolar disorder and when I drink alcohol it makes me depressed the next day. Vodka isn't as bad as bear when it comes to causing the depression. I read it has something to do with a chemical in dark liquor and beer.
Do you also get hyper when you take AD's like effexor or do you feel the effects of an AD right after you have taken it? That is another sign of BP.
I use to take lithium, but unfortunately it has done a number on my kidneys, so now I take fish oil, choline, and a small amount of vitamin D. Don't go over 50mg of the choline or you will get very very depressed. The trick to treating BP is to keep the mania under control so you don't get depressed later. For every high you get either euphoric or disphoric(uncontrollable anger) you have to pay it back. The choline, in my opinion works better then the lithium at controlling mania, but it doesn't have an AD effect.
I also have SP and have decided that the only thing that helps it with out aggravating my BP are opiates.
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