Tag: medication
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Help for serious mental illness
Getting professional help for a diagnosed SMI (Serious Mental Illness) like bipolar should not be hard. I know my GP has a flag on my computer record to alert anyone accessing it that I am “special”. Not that special. This post relates recent experience of me being proactive in keeping myself well, trying to access…
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Love/hate lithium
A 2017 but still interesting podcast from the BBC World Service about the health and consumer applications of lithium. Until recently, when, after thirty years I am experiencing some symptoms that may be side effects, I have found lithium trouble free. This podcast explores the history of the health-giving effects of this elemental metal and…