5 Foods To Avoid If You Have Bipolar Disorder

What you eat can affect not only your body but also your mind and mood. If you have bipolar disorder, consider reducing or removing these foods from your diet.

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[Okayme]

One thing is for sure that triggers me is Caffeine and Alcohol

[Selynn.]

ok, but this is basically foods that interact negatively with meds, but it says almost nothing about food that affects the disorder itself.

[hahaherby]

But when I’m manic I wanna try all of that 😂

[MarinaMakesMagic]

I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at the age of 15. I've taken every psych medication with all the terrible side effects. I'm 28 now and just a couple months ago I found out I have Celiac Disease. I know multiple people that just changed their diet and it improved their mental health tremendously. Please cancel out celiac disease or just change your diet before taking the terrible psych meds

[Okayme]

Caffeine, alcohol, sugar or too much sweet, not too much salt, fat,

[a-ms]

This is applicable to all health in general.

[christianityjinja]

I appreciate the advice on foods to avoid. A friend of mine suffers from bipolar disorder, and she tends to consume a significant amount of sugary treats and beverages. Consequently, she is experiencing weight gain beyond the norm for her body type.

[Mark-zint]

So I'm good as long as i eat ice and drink water. Nice.

[heatherk]

Caffeine and alcohol are NOT foods btw

[wartem]

So basically according to this, OMAD and keto is hard if you're bipolar. The extra salt is needed for electrolytes. Saturated fat is the main energy source for healthy living.

[skeywild]

st stopped because I just felt like I could. I’m trying to find other stories like these because I think I’m the only one. I wanna know if a change of mindset is a possibility for a cure because that’s kinda what happened with me. I just stopped like it was nothing, I didn’t try to or say I tried to stop it. I kinda just said that I didn’t have it in my head, like switching my wording and switching what I say and consume with my eyes. And yes I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, I took meds for depression and anxiety and I used to SH and everything. I just stopped and went on with my life. It’s been almost 3 years now and my life is great I kinda just started getting out of my comfort zone and grew into it. The thing is that I would’ve thought that it was gonna stay with me forever because the clinic I went to said that I have a chemical imbalance in my brain, idk if that stays or not but I wanna know how I just managed to do that and my theory is that it was my mindset but i still don’t know. If you guys know anything could you let me know what you think it is?

[charlottelily]

Psilocybin containing mushrooms saved my life. The drastically reduced my benzodiazepine withdrawal allowing me to quite illicit pill addiction after three years of heavy daily use before it would had became medically dangerous to quit. It has also helped me survive depression.

[generalrepair]

Hello I mostly agree with this video with basically going keto. I disagree with fats our brains run on fat because they are made of fats. Fish oil and cod liver are great sources. I know you won’t respond I see no response to anyone’s questions.
Also most people are too lazy to make this lifestyle change I will say I did and I’m feeling close to perfect now 2 years later. Sugar, alcohol and caffeine carbohydrates I avoid and I get alot of flack for it from friends and family because they are ignorant. Blessings

[helenstein]

that makes me feel my life would be over 😆following that diet

[Chris-qgss]

Low fat dairy is bad.
People need fat to absorb fat soluble vitamins and so much more.
In a multi year study women lost more weight on a full cream milk diet than low fat milk

[annbet]

Caffeine is the worst for me can play with the moods it makes me irritable

[CorinaChirilaArtist]

I am not bipolar but I have the slow met/met COMT genotype and for this genotype I must avoid caffeine. If I drink coffee I get dopamine epinefrine and norepinefrine buildup in my brain, especially the prefrontal area. Is this genotype a risk factor for bipolar disorder?

[joshuasiau]

All these "foods to avoid" are only on this list hecause they can alter the effectiveness of medication, but what if you are not using medication to manage your symptoms?

[ayeshazernaz]

You mean that shouldn't eat anything 🤔

[Ramiromasters]

Actually all fried food restorants use polyunsaturated fats to cook with, the same is supposedly "heart healthy." This is why fries are so bad, you would eat the same amount of carbs with a boiled potato, you could fry them like our grandparents did with beef talo, either way it would be healthier than fast food oils aka vegetable oils.