Bipolar Disorder and Weight Gain – Is It the Drugs?
Potato chips. Ice cream. Cupcakes. Pie. Cookies. Chocolates. Fried anything. Food can be the enemy when we cave to cravings. We who are bipolar are prone to eating our problems. And taking some medications, like Seroquel, can result in weight gain. A 2008 study by nurses Susan Simmons-Alling and Sandra Talley published in The Journal […]
Mood Music 2017: Rock Albums That Made Us Dance and Cry and Scream
Late December is a rock critic’s dream. A time to reflect and dig up the treasures from this year’s new music releases and dissect them with a fine toothed comb. Yep, Christmastime is also the time for year-end Top Ten lists. And The Bipolar Addict has a list this year in no particular order.
Mental Healthcare: The Most Expensive Treatment of All
I don’t know about you, but my psychiatrist has a very expensive hourly rate and he doesn’t take insurance. It’s a serious chunk out of my yearly budget. U.S. spent $201 billion on mental healthcare in 2013.
Will a Phone Number Make a Difference? Uproar Over ’13 Reasons Why’
Parents across the country are outraged about the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why — which tells a story of teen suicide — and its potential for triggering copycat suicides.
Rooting for My Dad — Bipolar and Dementia May Be Linked
Dementia has been on my mind lately because there’s a chance that my bipolar dad may have it. He turns 80 on February 1, and he’s flying in from Hawaii — where my parents live — for a neurology appointment at University of Chicago Hospital because the hospitals in Hawaii — especially on mini Maui — aren’t that great.
Rapper Logic Highlights Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Now comes a new socially significant video from Maryland rapper Logic. The name of the song is “1-800-273-8255” — the number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The song is enjoying serious radio play and is currently No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.
55 Electroshock Treatments Later: One Man’s ECT Story
Guest blogger from The Bipolar Battle John Poehler explains how ECT, or electroconvulsive therapy — formerly known as electroshock therapy — was a lifesaver for him.
Magnetic Pulses: An Alternative Treatment for Addiction
Kicking a drug or alcohol habit is one of the most challenging struggles a person can face. Rather than the traditional 28 days of rehab, there’s another approach that may help. Magnetic pulses to the brain may curb addiction, according to one Italian scientist.
Psychiatrists Agree: Donald Trump Is Mentally ‘Unfit’ to Be President as Republicans Turn on Him
It’s official. President Trump is cuckoo for cocoa puffs. And he’s even losing the support of fellow Republicans.
Marvel’s ‘The Gifted’ Features Polaris — Bipolar Superhero
At New York Comic Con last week, Marvel showcased a new Fox TV series that features the manic-depressive superhero Polaris, who has superpowers in addition to bipolar disorder.