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Third Time’s a Charm: Latuda Approved for Bipolar Depression

Having bipolar disorder isn’t exactly a kick. Now that it’s all the trend for famous people to have it, perhaps sufferers feel a bit better–but so often the names call up a manic hilarity. Think Jim Carey or Rowan Atkinson… Continue Reading

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The Bipolar Road Less Traveled: Beyond Lithium, Part II

Who didn’t read “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost in some high school English class? Perhaps you aren’t all privy, as I am as an undergraduate English major, to certain fascinating facts about it– Frost said of his own… Continue Reading

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The Bipolar Road Less Traveled: Beyond Lithium, Part I

Once upon a time, if you were diagnosed with bipolar disorder, you were treated with lithium. And, once upon a time, it worked. According to the Report of the Surgeon General, “Success rates of 80 to 90 percent were once… Continue Reading

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Flying–Then Crying: Life In The Bipolar Cycle

I mean, sure, if you asked me would I want to sleep only 3 hours a night without feeling tired, finish my first novel in 10 ten days, start training for a half Iron Man with no ill effects, and… Continue Reading