*Photo by Polina Tankilevitch I mainly advocate for bipolar disorder on X (formerly Twitter). I have all kinds of discussions and interactions each day. Recently, I discussed with a gentleman about the use of medication in the management of bipolar disorder. That is what I’d like to talk about today. “I Don’t Need Medication” That…
This content is created in partnership with Teva and is an important cause for me. Tardive dyskinesia (TD) can be hard to diagnose.1 Symptoms might not appear until months or years after you start taking antipsychotic medication.2 If you are taking certain prescription medicines for mental health conditions and are experiencing uncontrollable movements in your…
This content is created in partnership with Teva Pharmaceuticals and is an important cause for me. It is important to treat your mental health conditions as a whole, including any uncontrollable movements that may arise due to medications. Thankfully, there are now treatments that allow you to manage your movements without having to alter your…
Finding the right cocktail of medication can be time-consuming, tiring, and exhausting while testing your patience. For most of us, it can take months, or sometimes even years. If you follow the medical model of treatment, like me, medication is the foundation for managing bipolar disorder. The FDA closely scrutinizes pharmaceutical companies before they can release any medication…
January is the time when the fitness industry hypes up its message of losing weight for the new year. Since many people gained weight during the COVID pandemic, I know for a fact you will hear the message, “Get rid of that COVID weight as your New Year’s Resolution!” Whether you live with bipolar disorder…
Medication is the second component to the Western World’s treatment approach to bipolar disorder. The other component is therapy. The majority of modern research focuses on the use of medication as the foundation for the treatment of bipolar disorder. That being said, each person’s journey is completely unique. Bipolar may be the common diagnosis but…
Medication is a hot topic these days. It is difficult to discuss long-term medication use due to the short time period that many have been out. As a side note, I am referring to long-term psychotropic medication use when I say long-term medication use in this article. People are extremely passionate about the use of…
Wikipedia defines antipsychiatry as “a movement based on the view that psychiatric treatment is more often damaging than helpful to patients. It considers psychiatry a coercive instrument of oppression due to an unequal power relationship between doctor and patient and a highly subjective diagnostic process. It has been active in various forms for two centuries.”…