Any herbal remedies for bipolar disorder? I'm tired and frustrated with insuranc!

Any herbal remedies for bipolar disorder? I'm tired and frustrated with insurance companies and dr's offices.

I take Seroquel and tomorrow I have an appointment with my primary care doctor who doesn't care for writing Rx's for bipolar meds...

well you have to consider that herbs are just as much medicines as drugs are so to combine the two would be risky unless you sought the advise of a naturopathic doctor who could work with your regular GP to gradually take you off the prescription meds and put you on something natural. SAMe is supposed to help with bipolar disorder it works much like your seroquel does but aiding the body's regulation of serotonin and dopamine. there is also a great company called vaxa and I take their ADD/ADHD herbal supplement and they have another one called DEPREX that is supposed to be very good. It has st. john's wart in it though which can cause the body to excrete medication faster than normal so you will want to ask your pharmacist to look up in their compendium to see if there would be an adverse reaction with the meds you are currently on. Also St. Johns wart has an action similar to MAOI's and those should not be taken with ssri's unless supervised.