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[Warren DeMontague]

13. Hey, man, I don't know all that much from bipolar, but I do believe that neurochemistry, diet,

exercise, etc. are tightly interrelated in many cases; I know myself, personally- when my blood sugar is low, in particular, I become a raging asshole (and start posting on DU! Explains a lot.) I'm familiar enough with my own physiology that I can recognize it when it starts to happen; although it always feels like there's a "good" reason to be pissed off (and there is- reason being, I need to eat something!)

When I was younger, I ate like crap, lots of processed sugar, etc. Alcohol, also, converts to sugar in the bloodstream as you know.. all this leads to big sugar crashes, ups and downs- a balanced diet, exercise, general improvements in taking care of myself have gone a LONG way towards stabilizing that pattern, so it's not nearly as bad as it used to be. Exercise, regular exercise, is crucial and can do wonders for the general state of mind.

If you keep at it with the exercise and combine that with some dietary stuff, I bet you'll see weight loss, too. Good luck.