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My name is Stephanie and am 25 yrs. old.  Three yrs. ago I was diagnosed with being Bipolar and last night I discovered I have blackouts, while being wide awake and talking, have lapses in time that I do not remember, even simple ones.( even though I have been told for a long time now I just always thought whatever they were saying I said or did just must not be true because I had NO memory of it what so ever ) I am now terrified and I guess my question is, are blackouts related to being Bipolar because I have never really read ( and believe me I have READ ) that they are.  And currently, the only medications I take are Adderall and an occassional Xanax for anxiety.  My Dr. put me on Lithium but it's only been a week or so and this apparantly has been going on for YEARS!  WHAT DO I DO?  Is this totally unrelated and there is something wrong with me?  It's not the meds because as I sat and thought about all the times this has happened sometimes I was on nothing at all or nothing that I am on right now....help me please I am desparate for answers!

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Hello Stephanie,

If you have been diagnosed Bipolar  your first call of port is your doctor.

Your doctor will be the only person who can help you..
I j\know that going on a hypoglycemic diet helps bipolar patients, but you need to discuss this with your doctor.

See:

“The Hypoglycemic Diet” at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/hypoglycemic_diet.html

Jurriaan Plesman BA (Psych), Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr.
Author of "Getting off the Hook" (Google Book Search)
For more free articles
www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

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Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist

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Have worked as a psychotherapist for overv twenty years, dealing with many personality disorders

Experience

I have a degree in Psychology from the Sydney University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Nutrition. I am also the author of “GETTING OFF THE HOOK” which deals with the nutritional and psychological treatment of personality disorders. It is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search. I am interested in the relationship between nutrition and behaviour, and as a Probation ans Parole Officer facilitated groups for offenders, many of whom were alcoholics and drug addicts, sex offenders or compulsive gamblers, as well as the whole gamut of “personality disorders”. I am also the ex-editor of the Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia Newsletter, a quarterly publication dealing with hypoglycemia and related health problems. Its web site, together with a shortened course of PSYCHOTHERAPY can be visited at: http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

Organizations
Editor of the Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia. Its web site is at:

http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

Publications
Author of the book "Getting off the Hook", It is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search. Various articles in the Hypoglycemic Health Association's Newsletters

Education/Credentials
BA (Psych) (University of Sydney), Post Gad Dip Clin Nutr (International Academy of Nutrition)

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