Aromatherapy for lady who has bipolar

I have had some brilliant advice from this site before and I am hoping someone can help me again. I have a client who is booked in for an aromatherapy massage on Wednesday evening. She has bipolar. I thought about using, lavender, jasmine or rosemary essential oils. I have done quite a bit of research on this illness and these are the 3 oils that are suggested. What I want to know is should I half the quantities, as I would for a child until I know how she reacts to them. I would suggest she contacts her GP, but in my experience, they wont comment and say they don't know anything about complementary treatments. Any advice of you would be helpful.

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Jul 06, 2011
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Aromatherapy for Bipolar Disorder
by: Rita

Lavender would be excellent, because it is relatively safe, and it helps soothe extreme moods.

Personally I wouldn't use Jasmine, for it stimulates the libido, and could provoke unwanted sexual behaviour when the patient experiences an overoptimistic episode. During a depression it would be o.k., though.
You might try Cedar for its quality to help feeling safe.

Rosemary would be a good choice, but not if the patient has hypertension.

It is indeed a good idea to halve the doses.

I hope your session goes well and is successful.

Warm regards,
Rita
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Jul 07, 2011
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Massage for bipolar client
by: Pat

I did the massage last night and did use lavender in half quantities. The client enjoyed the treatment but she didnt relax and as soon as I had finished the treatment, she was straight up off the bed. Usually I find that clients who are really relaxed just want to lie there to get themselves together.

She has booked anaother one in two weeks which is good.

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