Psychos of NYC! I’ll be at Live From Outer Space at Cobra Club every Friday in May. Let’s hangout! I’m going to attempt to contextualize WHY I may have developed Bipolar 1 Disorder. First of all, it’s possible that I would have developed it, regardless, because of a genetic disposition towards mood disorders that runs in my family. For example, my grandfather on my mother’s side was on Lithium. I don’t know the specifics of his diagnosis, but I do know that I’m currently on Lithium. Sooooo, there’s that. Lithium, by the way, is a fascinating medication, which deserves an entire chapter of its own. For now, though, I’ll just say that it is considered to be the gold standard of treatment for Bipolar Disorder. Unfortunately, it wasn’t prescribed to me until 14 years after my initial diagnosis. For many years, it had fallen out of fashion because of a new wave of mood stabilizers and antipsychotics that the pharmaceutical industry was pushing. In part, they were pushing these new medications because they could make considerably more money off of them, seeing as Lithium is an element and can’t be patented. Therefore, it is very cheap.
My First Manic Episode (Part Two)
You are a superhero, JFOD.