| Bipolar is one of the more difficult mental illnesses to | | | | 3 fish oil supplements instead of more traditional |
| treat. Most people who suffer from this disorder | | | | treatments is that there will be no ill effects on your |
| require unique treatment regimens. Since the | | | | body. |
| medications used to treat bipolar are hard on the | | | | Omega 3 fish oil supplements have been shown to |
| body, nobody wants to try out medications that | | | | help with depression and bipolar disorders because |
| may do more harm than good. For some people who | | | | these mental illnesses can have physiological causes. |
| are bipolar, omega 3 fatty acids may provide the | | | | Your brain is 60% omega 3 fatty acids, and without |
| answer. | | | | these fats, your body doesn't form thick enough |
| Right now, there is a tendency for doctors to | | | | myelin sheaths on your neurons. |
| prescribe first and diagnose later. If the drugs work, | | | | If you're looking to treat bipolar, omega 3 |
| then the doctor has correctly determined the | | | | supplements are a better source of the fatty acid |
| problem. However, i f the drugs do not work, then it | | | | than just trying to eat foods that are high in it. The |
| will be time to try something else. | | | | reason for this is that when you are actively treating |
| Unfortunately, most of the pharmaceutical drugs that | | | | an illness instead of just improving your diet for |
| are used to treat this disorder can have severe side | | | | preventative reasons you need to take a larger |
| effects for the people trying them. These side | | | | amount. Fish oil supplements will give you the amount |
| effects can range anywhere from depression to | | | | of EPA and DHA that you need without putting you |
| insomnia and obesity. Additionally, the drug that | | | | at risk of mercury poisoning. |
| works for the symptoms will not always solve the | | | | The most important reason to treat bipolar with |
| problem, especially if the disorder is caused by | | | | omega 3 supplements is that there are no side |
| malnutrition. | | | | effects as long as you use pharmaceutical grade fish |
| Luckily there is a growing body of research regarding | | | | oil. You can even try using these supplements while |
| the treatment of bipolar. Omega 3 fatty acids have | | | | you are taking the traditional bipolar medications if |
| been found to have positive effects on people who | | | | you do not want to change your medication. |
| suffer from bipolar. The advantage of trying omega | | | | |