Testimonials

My son had congenital Lyme Disease, meaning he picked up Lyme Disease from me during pregnancy. He was diagnosed as bipolar long before the Lyme diagnosis, and on 3 psych drugs was no longer being sent home from school frequently. Months of antibiotics allowed us to lower the dosage... Read more »

After a normal youth, I had my first manic episode at the age of 16. Later, after I was out on my own, the manic episodes began again. I believe that when I was still living with my parents they helped me by making me go to bed and... Read more »

The following was taken from http://news.independent.co.uk For 10 years Eliza Johnston, 38, has suffered from bipolar affective disorder. For most of that time her mental illness has been so severe that she had no friends, no work ­ little human contact at all, in fact, except with her... Read more »

Mental illness is a devastating disease. The illness I had was depression, also known as bipolar affective disorder. It first presented itself as a mild depression just before my 11th birthday. The fact that it developed at the onset of puberty and the teenage years with all the emotional... Read more »

I have been labeled Bipolar II because I experienced hypomania on several antidepressants (Venlafaxine, Parnate). As I didn't have a proper "manic" episode until I was in my mid-40s after years and years on various antidepressants (Aropax and god knows I can't remember what else) that did not work,... Read more »

My son was diagnosed with 10 different food allergies as an infant. His diet required professional supervision to ensure he ate sufficient fats and vitamins to grow well. As he became a pre-schooler, he did outgrown nine of those allergies, but he maintains a severe dairy allergy at 11... Read more »