One of my friends who has bipolar hates her lithium. She says it makes her feel like a zombie and thinks she is no fun to be around when she's on it.
She tried going off of it and was doing great...because she was manic. We talked about making sure she got back on it before the downswing came, but I think I've been watching it come over the past week.
I'm not her doctor, and I don't want to make her mad at me by pointing it out. What if she's not going into a depressive episode, just been down for the last couple days?
I don't have bipolar, I have major depressive disorder, so it's not really my place to judge that... How long do episodes usually last?
I'm worried, but don't know what to do.

Any suggestions??