GLP-1 meds may help — or harm — those with bipolar disorder. Read firsthand accounts of mood changes, weight loss, and side ...

GLP-1s are gaining interest for their impact on weight, blood sugar, and possibly mood in bipolar disorder. Here’s what ...

Irritability is an ongoing issue that I experience with bipolar disorder, and it can lead to anger. There are times when I feel extremely on edge, and it seems that nothing is going right in my day.

You may have noticed you’re especially sensitive to your surroundings — sights, sounds, smells, clutter, even other people’s moods. This heightened sensitivity and emotional reactivity can be part of ...

In a previous blog, ‘6 Things I Didn’t Realize About Taking Antipsychotics’, I wrote about some of the impacts that taking antipsychotics can have on your life. But I don’t just take antipsychotics ...

Although she was hospitalized during a manic episode and diagnosed with bipolar disorder, doctors never mentioned that it could happen again. Instead, Elly was stabilized, handed a prescription for ...

I believe having bipolar disorder has brought me closer to my parents — and vice versa. We’ve been on such a roller coaster since my diagnosis decades ago. But through the years, I’ve found stability.

Sometimes I find writing difficult in the most basic sense: the act of stringing words together to form a sentence can become impossible for me. My mind is so scattered that by the time I get half a ...

Certain common medications, OTC products, and supplements may worsen bipolar symptoms — or even lead to a first-time diagnosis if you’re at risk. After successfully managing her bipolar 2 disorder for ...

Complementary and integrative therapies can be beneficial for those with bipolar disorder — as long as they are an addition to your treatment plan, not a substitution for it. For someone with bipolar ...

Some health disorders appear at higher rates among those with bipolar — and migraine is one of them. Luckily, certain treatments can help both. Living with bipolar disorder already feels like a ...

From recent research on trauma to advances in genetics, here are 5 new developments in the world of bipolar disorder. While everyone’s journey with bipolar disorder is individual, no one has to travel ...