The bipolar spectrum is wide — and where you fall on it can impact your treatment. Dr. Jim Phelps explains why the labels don’t always fit.

Great advice. While the medications can be lifelong, I have only taken the occasional Ativan for anxiety the last six years. I was diagnosed with Bipolar in 2007 at age 43, after trying various ...

Natalia Lusinski is an editor and writer for bpHope and a wellness and lifestyle writer and editor, covering everything from health to travel to personal finance topics. Her work can be seen in ...

Supermommy: As far as finding a good psychiatrist, congratulations on finding one who works well with you! Reporting infractions of professional ethics or the HIPAA laws, if s/he has told his/her ...

Key Takeaways. GLP-1s can help with weight and blood sugar, and early research hints at possible mood effects — but they aren’t approved for psychiatric use.; Be aware that GLP-1s may affect how your ...

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 ...

It’s dusk and I’m sitting with my arms around my knees at the junction of a turbulent and muddy river and the slow, dark water of an ocean inlet. As I sit at the meeting point of two vastly different, ...

During times of stress, anxiety can ramp up — and when layered on top of bipolar symptoms, it can feel especially intense. Your mood might swing, your appetite may shift, and it can be hard to focus ...

Susan Johnson graduated from Drake University with a BA in sociology. She is the author of Some Dreams Are Worth Keeping: A Memoir of My Bipolar Journey.Since her diagnosis of bipolar I in 1995, Susie ...

Natalia Lusinski is an editor and writer for bpHope and a wellness and lifestyle writer and editor, covering everything from health to travel to personal finance topics. Her work can be seen in ...