ketogenic diet and bipolar disorder

I suppose I naturally am doing the ketogenic diet and it does help. Avoiding glutton has made it where carbs are not a major part of my meals.

She is on a ketogenic diet to help with the Lyme, so she gets low carbs, no sugar or processed foods, no dyed foods, no grains. I have called her pediatrician and scheduled an appointment to evaluate her, but thought I would ask here as well, because it'll be two weeks before they can see her. Thoughts, insights? Anything specific ringing a belly that I should look deeper into? Is there a connection to children's emotions and lyme, or is this two separate issues?

Even a nutritionist could help, be it bipolar, depression, or something else, a good diet and low toxin intake helps them all. That is usually where I start for any disorder, am I doing all the right things to not feel this, then i look into other treatments. I went and had a bunch of test run, to rule out any physical disease I may be suffering from, so at least I knew it was brain chemistry, not my habits.

just checked what a ketogenic diet is, this type of diet is extremely unhealthy and damages livers of any person hbver or not The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet: high fat damages the liver adequate-protein is ok but from vegetable or little white meat, no red meat, no diaries low-carbohydrate leads nowhere, it is processed and refined carbohydrates to increase blood glucose which makes damage, so the problems is refined cereals not not carbohydrates the a

Hi. Do you have insurance? If you can, it might be a good idea to find a primary care physician to discuss this with. I've found that going to the emergency room is rarely helpful unless you've got bones sticking out of your body or something they can plainly see is life threatening. I hope you'll get some answers and feel better.

Nathan was started on a diet for Seizure control...Ketogenic Diet. He had his last grand mal seizure the 3 day on the diet. His muscle and drop seizures ended 2 months later completely, but we noticed they were less harsh with each one he had til they just stopped." - excerpt from KetoGenic Diet for Seizures.

My child has had a g-tube for 6 years because of the ketogenic diet in which she is coming off now, she eats everything, no problem with swallowing, she drinks a whole can of pop at times but how do I get her to drink her whole fluid alotment of 1500ml a day? Or will she pick it up once I can offer her a variety of drinks?

May I suggest you do some research on the Ketogenic Diet. It is a huge lifestyle change, but is totally worth it. Ketogenic lifestyle requires that you cut out almost all carbs. You eat less than 20g of carbs a day, moderate amount of protein 50-100g/day (60-75 is ideal for most people), and 100-150g fat/day. It is a high fat diet that switches your body from using carbs for energy to using fat for energy.

I started this due to high lipids though, and my triglycerides and LDL have plummeted while my HDL (good cholesterol) has risen. This is true even though I began to eat a high meat (and fat) and vegetable diet about 9 months ago. I avoid grains, potatoes, milk, fruit juice, and sugar. This (I think combined with Lamicatal) has also resulted in a 30 pound weight loss.

I started a ketogenic diet on Saturday and the last few days I've been feeling gassy and have slight "cramps", around the belly button area. Why is that?

I'm asking because my daughter is autistic with a seizure disorder, and at age 13 has already been on valium for 4 years.

Just eat proper diet eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and i hope it help turmeric is known miracle spice and have health benefits in our body

Do people with bipolar disorder tend to eat more or less food? My wife has developed a poor diet. She eat very little and usally junk food. Is this normal?

Slowly started to get sore throat. I am Possibly dehydrated, anemia, eating disorder and jaundice and lack of vitamin d. Left ear tense or hurting too. I take Meds for ibS and insomnia. Feels like my throat is closing up and I’m not sick st this point with a cold or anything. In January last year, a feeling if a spider went on my head from my ceiling and went to my left ear and crawled in. Possibly been in my ear since. Pain in left side of neck.

There was a doctor on the Stephen Fry documentary on Bipolar Disorder who claimed to have gotten her Bipolar Disorder entirely under control through her diet alone.

Given your current situation and your extremely high blood sugars, if you want to reduce then using diet, then a very low carb diet / ketogenic diet would be the way to go. This diet however, may still not be enough to get your sugars down and you may still need insulin / other meds. Please know that if you eat a ketogenic diet you need to follow it strictly.

Too your downs are listed as a 5 and quite often bipolar depression rests closer to a 3, and has suicidal thoughts. Again is doesn't have to - you have to have thoughts of death which you have. It is a possibility in my mind based on the limited information I see in an post, not a slam dunk for sure you've got it. And it would likely be bipolar 2 not 1 as you don't describe a truly manic moment in there.

Not seeing a doctor at least once in a while doesn't sound like a good plan (although it's understandable if your doctor is awful and you can't switch). Coping skills are certainly and essential part of dealing with bipolar disorder, but they are far from enough for the majority of people with the illness. I have my problems with this analogy, but consider diabetes.

I read that Its 50/50. Depends though, I know ppl that are bipolar and have three kids, one has mood disorder. I'm bipolar, so is my husband and were having a baby in Nov. So I'm curious to see how this will work out. Either way what better people to help a child or someone deal with it then someone who actually has it themselves.

I would also suggest you looking into low carb/ Ketogenic diet. This diet is very helpful for reducing insulin resistance / helping to control blood sugars. Wishing you very well.

Doctors try to avoid vyvanse and adderall ect with bipolar because it causes mania. Adderal is not used for bipolar. For bipolar i take abilify (aripiprizole) 10mg and 1000mg of divalproex sodium.

I was told by all my doctors to stop my low carb diet because of Lithium and NOT to take ANY diet aids because they can throw me into mania. So now I eat healthy and exercise. If I have a few extra pounds, so be it...stability is blissful to me!!

I feel like I'm having a mind seizure sometimes. We still have very little knowledge of the mind and brain, though we are learning more and more. We don't really know why bipolar meds work, there are theories, but no hard science. I find addiction and bipolar to be more similar than seizures and bipolar.

Does anyone have both dx and yet their pdoc doesn't believe them? I got diagnosed like 8 years ago I think (kind of don't remember...the exact time) but now this year I get dx of bipolar and my pdoc doesn't believe I have fibromyalgia...I know I have the pain....and it feels like it is coming back, and if so this is the fourth flare up (one lasting two years, one lasting 6 months to a year, one was three months because of the depo-provera shot) what do I do to get taken seriously?

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