Bipolar disorder - xoJane

It Happened to Me: I Quit Taking My Highly Effective Mental Meds Because They Gave Me Pimples

Maybelline Jones — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:30:00 -0400

Yes, I’ll admit it –- I’m a grown woman who’d rather look good than be sane.

It Happened To Me: I'm Also Bipolar, And Choose Not To Take My Medication

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:00:00 -0400

I was fidgety, inattentive, and had a hard time putting together sentences that were longer than one or two words. According to my doctors, this was "good," because it was a sign that my medication was working.

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: I Have Bipolar Disorder And Choose Not To Take My Medication

IHTM CONTESTANT — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:30:00 -0500

People never want you to seek help because they feel as if it will be beneficial for you, for your own health. Taking your Prozac makes you more tolerable to them.

Talking To My Bipolar Dad Can Make You Feel Like You're The Crazy One

Hattie Davis — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:36:00 -0400

Because we're so similar I can follow his thoughts to some extent, but sometimes it'll just be like “What?! Why has he brought up Douglas Adams eating a book?”

It Happened To Me: I Take Lithium

Maria Diaz — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:00:07 -0500

Admitting you take lithium is not an easy thing to do. Lithium is seen as the final frontier of brain meds, instantly lobotomizing those that take it and turning them into a zombie.

It Happened to Me: My Brother Is In Jail

Molly C.H.K. — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:00:17 -0500

The circumstances were unclear. He'd been at a friend's house -- an older woman we didn't know -- and he'd been drinking, and someone had called the police, and now he was in jail.