Truehope - a hopeless situation 
Hi my name is hannah, my mums been diagnosed with bipolar since i was 1, i am now 20 and her epsiodes are only getting longer, more severe and closer together....

Denial of having Bipolar Disorder 
How can you help someone understand or even believe they are suffering from Bipolar Disorder when they think that you are the one with the problem? I have ...

Loving a person who is Bipolar? 
Hi My name is nick. I am a 20 year old final year university student who fell in love with a person who has Bipolar disease. Ive read some articles about ...

Bipolar Treatment: When Nothing Seems to Work 
My sister has been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. She is 55 years old and has suffered with this since her teens although it had not manifested itself ...

What is the first step in transitioning from medication (with negative side effects and long term dependency) to a Holistic Bipolar Treatment? 
I have been researching alternative therapy to Western Medicine for a long time. I'm 23 years old and I have been treated with various medications from ...

My Bipolar Husband Wont Get Help 
My husband was diagnosed ADHD as a child. He also had a back injury in '02 and had surgery for it in '03. We had been married for 2 years and had just ...

How Do You Explain Bipolar to People? 
How do you explain to the people around you that you have Bipolar Disorder without just saying its big mood swings? Once i say that, they don't take it ...

Natural Bipolar Remedies  Not rated yet
I have suffered from Bipolar for a number of years now, and currently am on Prozac and Lamotrigine to remedy this. However I want to switch to a more natural ...

Bipolar Disorder and no medical insurance. I need help!   Not rated yet
I am a 34 year old single mother of two girls. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 17. I had been prescribed Lithium, Zoloft, and Xanax in the past....

Combining conventional drugs like olanzapine with alternatives?  Not rated yet
My wife is going to try conventional drugs again like olanzapine and sodium valpro (Epilum) here in Sydney in Australia as she is presently so depressed ...

Facing Bipolar Disorder  Not rated yet
Hi Ben,

I am a 55 year old women who was diagnosed two years ago with mild bipolar spectrum disorder. I have battled this all of my life. I am highly ...

Bipolar Medication Side Effects  Not rated yet
I just started taking Seroquel XR 5 days ago and my inner elbows are so sore Its hard for me to shovel or rake. Should i stop taking my medicine??

Ben'...

Unsure if I'm Bipolar  Not rated yet
What if you are not sure if you have Bipolar and you're scared that you don't want to know anyway? I took that test (on here) and got most of it except ...

Do I trust my heart and love to my bipolar boyfriend again ?  Not rated yet
My story is an interesting one if nothing else.
Thirty years ago I was swept off my feet while in college by a neighborhood boy.
The relationship ...

Elderly Bipolar Mother Refuses Treatment  Not rated yet
My mother has bipolar but denies it strongly. We have watched her cry for weeks, suspicious of everyone around her, but then there is the dominating cruel ...

how can someone safely wake me from meditatation or if I fall asleep following?  Not rated yet
I was listening to meditation and deeply into it or had fallen asleep after the audio had ended. I was wearing noise cancelling earphones. My son (7)...

Major depressive episode with a bi-polar person  Not rated yet
My wife has been treated for many years with Lithium for her bi-polar. She also takes Trazodone at night with her Lithium and has always done very well ...

HAVE BIPOLAR PATIENTS GOT FALSE LOVE FEELING??  Not rated yet
If I feel love and strong emotions towards someone could it be a fake feeling, or can I trust my feelings?

Ben's Answer:
That's a good question, but ...

None of the anti-depressants work, anti-psychotics, any of it!   Not rated yet
I would like to know why none of the prescription medications have ever worked on me. All any of them ever did was make me extremely intoxicated and often ...

Who Can Diagnose Bipolar Disorder?  Not rated yet
Who can Diagnose Bipolar or other problems like Bipolar?

Ben's Answer:

Any licensed psychotherapist or a medical doctor with experience in psychiatry/...

Is There an Alternative Bipolar Treatment that Works?  Not rated yet
My girlfriend has bipolar disorder, she hasn't been diagnosed, only because we don't have a doctor like all other Americans. Anyways she's taken all different ...

Honesty with a Bipolar Friend  Not rated yet
I was recently getting to know a friend who would profess all sorts of niceties and even love, and then turn verbally abusive, manipulative, and cruel....

Alternatives to Bipolar Medications?   Not rated yet
Is there an alternative form of treatment for bipolar patients then medication alone?

Ben's Answer:

YES! Medication alone will rarely be enough ...

Bipolar or Residual Effects from Past Drug Abuse?  Not rated yet
Hi Ben,

For the past few years, I've had a very rocky and emotional relationship with my son. His moods can change in an instant - he can be happy ...

Bipolar Quality of Life  Not rated yet
My daughter(age 33) has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. What is the prognosis IF SHE WERE TO TAKE HER MEDS AS PRESCRIBED? She was taking Prozac and ...

Extreme Moodiness   Not rated yet
Thank you for a beautiful site offering support, hope, and resources! (nothing worse than a site that dangles hope and then after 30 minutes of navigating ...

Bipolar and Unable to Take Medicaton  Not rated yet
Hello, Ben. I'm new here, so please pardon me if this question is redundant. I would like to ask a complicated question. I was diagnosed as bipolar in ...

Bipolar Disorder - Can it get out of hand without therapy?  Not rated yet
I think i am suffering from Bipolar Disorder, but I am not sure, and I don't want to go to my mom with my thoughts. I know that I won't be able to go to ...

Artistic Temperament Squashed by Medication?  Not rated yet
I do not need a diagnosis, thank you, but I was wondering... Do you feel that bi-polar disorder has been recently over-diagnosed? What ever happened to ...

Can Bipolar Symptoms Last Only a Couple Days?  Not rated yet
"Can bipolar symptoms only last for a day or two, or do they have to last for a week or more?"


Ben's Answer:


Thanks for your question. Although ...

Bipolar and Paranoia  Not rated yet
"Are irrational fears that people don't like me due to my bipolar?"

Ben's Answer:

If you suffer from bipolar disorder -- then these irrational ...

Husband with Bipolar Disorder  Not rated yet
After 25 years of marriage with many ups and downs I am convinced my husband is Bipolar. (he is also an active alcoholic which is why it has taken me so ...