And that my friend is the crux of the matter.


There is NO bipolar medication to begin with.


Sure lithium comes to mind, but its gold standard is mostly due to being able to get rid of suicidal ideation, im not sure how good it is for mania... The folks who respond well to it, and can take it, good for them.


But what are our other options when we can't risk stupidity, kidney failure or thyroid problems?


Anti depressants, anti seizure meds and anti psychotics (now also used as mood stabilizers).


Sadly, there isnt actually abipolar med besides lithium on the big pharma market. Meds are approved for additional use and thus the med merry go round is at best a crap shoot in the dark.


This is one of the reasons I do not want to put meds in my body until the end of never. These meds were never even designed to treat my ""affliction".