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Originally Posted by Th3reandback
I definitely experienced mania before the psychosis happened. My diagnosis is bipolar 1. Does that mean I can only experience psychosis after extreme mania? I'm on lithium now, which my doctor says prevents manic episodes almost 100%. Which means I won't experience psychosis again just "out of the blue"?
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Yes... bipolar 1 means you might experience psychosis
with severe mania
and/or depression. Mania and depression can be without psychosis too.
As for lithium, it's definitely effective, but it doesn't prevent episodes 100% of the time for many people (like me) who take it. I hope it's very effective for you.