I was diagnosed with bipolar a few year ago. 39 yr old male. I have auditory hallucinations, wild mood swings. Been told I am delusional sometimes. Moderate to severe depression, anxiety and irritabilty. I have tried alot of medications. When I get to feeling better, I realized I have a sedated type feeling or other side effects and quit them. I have taken many herbs. Avena sevena herbal extract worked the best for me. But is zaps my strength that I count on for my job. It zaps the mania I depend on for my job too. Seems that It contains chromium that has that effect. I can't throw out the herbs cause I will just buy more.
I try to just drink one cup of coffee and measure 12 ounces of coke(the drink) a day. Any more than that makes the mania worse for me. I use baby magic shampoo. This seems to be the only shampoo that doesn't seep into my skin and effect the BP. Some shampoos contain chemicals that speed you up or slow you down. I try to keep regular sleeping hours. Any change throws me off. Hope this helps.
Anon