hello im 25 and am being diagnosed for bipolar after taking paxil.recently i bought the omega 3s fishoil by solgar.it is good to eat then tkae e,m so you dont get fishy burps.the brand i take is called solgar,take 2 once a day..I feel better but i ve also only atken them for a couple days.this might sound weird but i have no luck on this site beleive it or not there are alot of people diagnosed with bipolar..The site i found my info was on paxilprogress.org..seems to be very helpful.even a forum on supplements.for folic acid magnesium things like that will help her..stay away from st johns wort i heard its not good long term.hope this helps also massage theraphy and accupunture works even better,also yoga....

There are a lot of reasons why a person can be bipolar, actually some people are not bipolar, they just have the symptoms due to thyroid problems, mercury or problems metabolizing metals, genetics, in addition to the ones you named. I am still in the early stages of dealing with this disorder, but to get the exact amounts of the supplements I would suggest Ffeiffer Center as they will test her to find out exactly what is causing the deficiency and prescribe exact amounts of supplements. Because I couldn't get her to Ffeiffer right away, I went to the health food store. My health food store has a knowledgeable person (I'm not sure if he's a naprapath), but he helped me pick out supplements and dosage. I use flax oil capsules (my daugther hates the oil), I found a brain supplement that has omega 3s in it and I give her 2 (so I was able to drop the Omega 3 oil that came in little packets as my daughter hated the flavor), I also give her children vitamins and a supplement with Calcium, magnesium and potassium. I was careful to read all of the labels to see if the vitamins had alot of the same supplements. You might want to start with the recommended dosage on the supplement bottles or you can contact the manufacturers and ask for a recommended dose for your daughter's size and age. Check out the websites and the testimonials on alternativementalhealth.org. Some people said that a supplement called Equilib worked for them. I don't know much about that. I am still observing my daughter's behavior. This weekend she ate too much Sugar and boy did she wear me out. I told my other children not to give her money or sweets.