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Re:Probiotics for bipolar disorder mania by sbinthree on Monday June 25, 2018 @11:46AM (#17393302)
Same experience. Bipolar relatives, volatile in childhood, diagnosed at 20, way more stable now since switching my diet. From severe diagnosed anxiety disorder to calm in one week after removing gluten from diet. Symptoms, especially self harm ideation , grandiosity and anxiety come back for exactly 48-72 hours when I ingest it and then subside. Life changing. Probiotics and other vitamins never made that much difference by comparison. Bipolar has many causes though. The only biological difference between those who self harm and those who don't is zinc deficiency.
Re:Probiotics for bipolar disorder mania by rednerrus on Monday June 25, 2018 @12:46PM (#17393784)
Do you take magnesium? I have the same kind of thing. When I add magnesium, and stick to the diet, I feel like a normal human being.
Re:Probiotics for bipolar disorder mania by pasbesoin on Monday June 25, 2018 @07:23PM (#17396670)
I started taking vitamin D (D3). I did so because of a family history of cancer et al. I had no expectation of a psychological effect.

Two days later, I was asking myself what the heck had changed. My mood seemed much more stable, even, comfortable.

The only thing that had changed, was the vitamin D.

Now, if/when I run out of it and don't get to the store for a few days, I notice my mood regressing. Particularly when I haven't recently gotten significant, direct skin sun exposure.

As for magnesium, more recently I read that, among other things, it helps with vitamin D absorption and/or utilization. This is not its only apparent benefit. And, unlike some other supplements, there appears to be direct observation of subjects/people to back up claims of these other benefits. I don't know about studies that elucidate the relative biochemical mechanisms.

Re:Probiotics for bipolar disorder mania by code_duck on Tuesday June 26, 2018 @10:12AM (#17400713)
Vitamin D improves my mood and also peripheral neuropathy (extremity tingling). I was probably fairly low on it from living in a sunless place and having celiac. Apparently, some of the effects like peripheral neuropathy in celiac are linked to poor absorption of vitamins due to the typical intestinal damage.
Re:Probiotics for bipolar disorder mania by code_duck on Monday June 25, 2018 @12:56PM (#17393853)
I have found magnesium helps me, but I think just because I was deficient due to general nutritional deficiency (I can't really eat anything due to some digestive dysmotility). My legs were feeling weak and knees burning, and I was having problems getting decent sleep. Magnesium supplementation seemed to help with both.

As far as my other issues, and in the past when I ate food, celiac tends to result in malabsorption of many nutrients, which probably contributes to symptoms.

Re:Probiotics for bipolar disorder mania by ianai on Monday June 25, 2018 @12:35PM (#17393702)
What are the foods you’re eating with gluten in them?
Re:Probiotics for bipolar disorder mania by code_duck on Monday June 25, 2018 @12:52PM (#17393828)
On purpose, none, of course. It is very difficult to avoid trace amounts.
Re:Probiotics for bipolar disorder mania by ianai on Tuesday June 26, 2018 @07:23PM (#17404720)
How do you feel if you eat moderate protein, high fiber?