Expert: Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist - 12/31/2006

Question
my byfriend has been doing drugs pills crack for over 20 years he is also dual diganosed as bipolar and depressed how can he do crack for 3-4 weeks at a time and then stpop completly for months at a time i thought crack was so addictive and no matter what he always sees me as the enemy how can he do it then stop i know its true ive seen him stop for months at a time and he also doesnt take his depression meds he sell then wont this hurt him by not taking his clonapins also i dont undewrstand this crack thing at all and why i am i the enemy and the ones he hates and loves everyone else

Answer
Hi karen,

Being Bipolar and depressed would make it very hard for him to give up drugs. He is in fact self-medicating himself against extreme mood swings.

Yet drug addiction can be treated once we realize that it is mainly due to a metabolic disorder that can be treated nutritionally.

To start off with most drug addicts have been found to be hypoglycemic. Thus the first step is going on a hypoglycemic diet.

Being Bipolar this should be done with the help of a doctor. Bipolar people also benefit from the Hypoglycemic diet, as it will reduce the stress hormones associated with unstable blood sugar levels.

He should  be give vitamin B12 injections and folic acid, as drugs for Bipolar Disorder usually interfere their absorption.

Please read:

Werbach MR, Nutritional Influences on Mental Illness at:
http://www.amazon.com/Nutritional-Influences-Mental-Illness-Sourcebook/dp/096185...

The best is to read all the articles below and them discuss them with a doctor, preferably one with qualifications in Nutritional Medicine.

What is Hypoglycemia? at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/what_is_hypo.html

Medical Test for Hypoglycemia at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/testing_hypoglycemia.html

The Serotonin Connection at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/serotonin_connection.html

“Treatment of Drug Addiction”
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/treatment_drug_addiction.html

“Alcoholism (Addiction) is a Treatable Disease” at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/alcoholism_treatable.html

“The Nutritional Aspects of Schizophrenia” at:
”http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/news/hyponl2001_06.pdf

and go to page 7 of the Newsletter

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Jurriaan Plesman, BA(Psych), Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr
Editor: HYPOGLYCEMIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA at
www.hypoglycemia.asn.au
Author: “Getting of the Hook” at
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