The People's Perspective on Medicine

Articles categorized as Bipolar Disease

Joe Graedon - August 7, 2025

Can Lithium in Water or a Supplement Prevent Alzheimer Disease or Dementia?

Joe Graedon - April 28, 2025

Is Death Just Another Ignorable Drug Side Effect?

Joe Graedon - August 18, 2025 - 43 comments

Rediscovering Low-Dose Lithium for Mood Disorders

Doctors prescribe lithium for bipolar disorder. Side effects are scary! Is low-dose lithium safer for mood disorders or dementia prevention?

Joe Graedon - September 19, 2022

Debunking the Chemical Imbalance Theory of Depression

Terry Graedon - July 6, 2022

Show 1271: New Approaches to Managing Depression (Archive)

Joe Graedon - January 25, 2021

Lithium Damages Kidneys While Helping Bipolar Disorder

Terry Graedon - March 12, 2020

Show 1204: How Brain Function Affects Mental Illness

Joe Graedon - August 30, 2018

Vraylar (Cariprazine) Side Effects, Interactions and Long-Term Complications

Terry Graedon - April 19, 2018

Show 1118: What You Should Know About Lithium

In this episode for broadcast on April 21, 2018, learn how low-dose lithium may help treat mental illness, and how bipolar disorder can disrupt everyday life. How does lithium help?

Joe Graedon - July 4, 2016

Abilify Side effects: How Dangerous Are Antipsychotic Drugs?

TV ads make it seem as if drugs like Abilify can solve problems of depression. Do people understand the devastating and sometimes permanent side effects?