text: are there any vitamins ,or supplements bi-polars are advised not to take? i got bi polar friend dr. carson burgstieners thymic formula,now he is afraid to take it. looking for someone with experience with this vitamin coumpound. if he's bi-polar, he has enough problems without adding to them the side effects of medication that wasn't prescribed for him. he should only take the medication that is given to him or recommended by his own doctor.