Bipolar Disorder

Causes of Bipolar Disorder

User reported causes of Bipolar Disorder based on their intuition.

Cause	Agree
Distress	88%
Insufficient Sleep / Poor Sleep Hygiene	84%
Shifts in Identity / Major Life Changes	84%
Environmental Stressors	78%
Being in a Dysfunctional (Family) Environment	67%
Traumatic Experiences Earlier in Life	66%
From Birth / Genetics	58%
Sugary Foods	50%
Weather	43%
Alcohol Abuse	35%
PMS	34%
Physical Conflict	34%
Low Blood Sugar	28%
Physiological Trauma Due to Major Illness	25%
Non-Foods	25%
Ovulation	22%
Food Intolerance	17%
Undetected Infections (T. Gondii, Etc.)	7%

Treatments

User-reported effectiveness in treating Bipolar Disorder

Treatment	Major Improvement	Moderate Improvement	Much Worse	No Effect	Worse	Responses
Exercise	30%	53%	1%	14%	2%	121
Tai Chi	0%	40%	0%	60%	0%	5
Reiki	19%	19%	13%	44%	6%	16
Marijuana	31%	21%	10%	17%	21%	29
Yoga	27%	45%	2%	23%	3%	60
Pregabalin	25%	0%	25%	25%	25%	4
Psychotherapy	25%	38%	3%	29%	4%	144
Magnesium	23%	18%	0%	59%	0%	22
Vitamin C	3%	11%	0%	86%	0%	37
Trazadone	0%	38%	15%	38%	8%	13
Diazepam	13%	31%	19%	31%	6%	16
Flax Oil	0%	20%	0%	80%	0%	5
Vitamin D3	15%	24%	0%	62%	0%	34
Sunlight	26%	45%	1%	25%	3%	92
Zoloft	6%	35%	24%	24%	12%	17
Lexapro	4%	39%	15%	22%	20%	46
Cymbalta	6%	29%	17%	37%	11%	35
Wellbutrin	17%	20%	13%	33%	17%	76
NAC	11%	11%	0%	78%	0%	9
Olanzapine	20%	28%	8%	20%	24%	25
Lamictal	28%	39%	3%	23%	8%	115
5-HTP	17%	17%	6%	44%	17%	18
Talk Therapy	13%	33%	0%	53%	0%	15
Neurofeedback	33%	33%	0%	33%	0%	3
Journaling	19%	36%	2%	40%	3%	91
Citalopram	12%	18%	12%	35%	24%	17
Pristiq	8%	17%	33%	25%	17%	12
Celexa	3%	24%	21%	24%	29%	34
Vitamin B	18%	31%	0%	51%	0%	39
Prozac	6%	13%	32%	35%	15%	72
Lithium	17%	35%	13%	25%	10%	88
Effexor	7%	26%	20%	26%	22%	46
Depakote	5%	32%	23%	29%	11%	65
Seroquel	16%	19%	14%	35%	16%	94
Kava-Kava	13%	20%	0%	67%	0%	15
Focalin	0%	100%	0%	0%	0%	1
Abilify	12%	15%	27%	27%	19%	67
Cipralex	0%	30%	10%	30%	30%	10
Ambien	15%	33%	15%	23%	13%	39
Ativan	11%	44%	18%	24%	2%	45
DBT	14%	43%	0%	29%	14%	7
Gabapentin	26%	11%	11%	44%	7%	27
Regimented Sleep Schedule	40%	40%	0%	20%	1%	86
Reduced Alcohol Intake	36%	34%	0%	29%	1%	94
Mindfulness Meditation	16%	55%	2%	27%	0%	56
Balanced Blood Sugar, Small Snacks Every Couple	20%	38%	0%	40%	2%	55
Self-Tracking	15%	44%	1%	35%	5%	104
Reduced Caffeine Intake	18%	40%	1%	35%	6%	85
Topamax	32%	23%	5%	32%	9%	22
Depakine Chrono	25%	50%	0%	25%	0%	4
Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)	20%	44%	12%	18%	6%	50
Reduced Sugar Intake	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1
EMPowerplus	20%	40%	0%	40%	0%	5
Zopliclone	25%	50%	0%	0%	25%	4
Online Group	12%	38%	0%	38%	12%	34
Anger Management Course	29%	29%	14%	29%	0%	7
Zeldox	0%	100%	0%	0%	0%	1
Valdoxan	33%	0%	0%	33%	33%	3
Rhodiola	13%	13%	0%	63%	13%	8
Perphenazine	0%	67%	33%	0%	0%	3
Omega 3 Fish Oil	7%	25%	3%	64%	1%	88
Oxcarbazepine	25%	17%	8%	17%	33%	12
Restoril	7%	33%	20%	40%	0%	15
Halcion	0%	44%	22%	22%	11%	9
Vistaril	0%	50%	33%	0%	17%	6
Tegretol	12%	19%	12%	31%	27%	26
Other Antidpressants	10%	22%	17%	34%	17%	59
St John's Wort	4%	11%	7%	52%	26%	27
Risperdal	6%	22%	28%	25%	19%	36
Geodon	13%	9%	38%	25%	16%	32

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