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List of possible causes and treatments for bipolar disorder including specific doses as well as supplementary information |
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| Mental Disorder |
Proposed Cause |
Treatment |
References |
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| Bipolar Disorder |
Food allergies |
Avoid foods that elicit an allergic response |
[76, 77] |
| Caffeine |
Avoid coffee and other caffeinated beverages |
[78] |
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| Inhibition of lithium from alkalizing agents |
Avoid alkalizing agents like bicarbonates |
[79] |
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| Vitamin B6 deficiency |
100–200 milligrams/day |
[72, 80] |
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| Vitamin B12 deficiency |
300–600 mcirograms/day |
[71, 81–83] |
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| Vitamin C deficiency |
1–3 grams taken as divided doses |
[84–86] |
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| Folate deficiency |
200 micrograms/day |
[9, 13, 71, 82, 83, 87, 88] |
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| Choline deficiency |
10–30 grams of phosphatidyl form in divided doses |
[73, 89] |
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| Omega-3 or -6 deficiency |
500–1000 milligrams/day |
[10, 11, 21, 39, 74, 75, 90–94] |
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| Phenylalanine deficiency |
Initially 500 milligrams/day; can increase to 3–4 grams/day |
[95, 96] |
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| Tryptophan deficiency |
50–200 milligrams taken as divided doses |
[97–100] |
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| S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine (SAM) deficiency |
800 milligrams |
[101–103] |
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| Melatonin deficiency |
3–6 milligrams at 9 pm |
[104–106] |
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| Phosphatidylserine deficiency |
100 milligrams with food |
[107] |
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Lakhan and Vieira Nutrition Journal 2008 7:2 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-7-2 |
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