Top-Selling Drug in the US is Not What You Think: a Bipolar Med
The most profitable drug in the US is not Viagra. It’s not Ambien. It’s not Prozac. No, it’s…
Conor Bezane is a music-meister who has written for MTV News, AOL, and VICE. He is a recovering bipolar addict who can be found digging through the crates at a local record store when he’s not attacking his keyboard, writing nonfiction. His first book, The Bipolar Addict, is available now on Amazon.
Ask The Author: Meds and Hypomania
Conor answers a question from a reader about weaning yourself off drugs and how that can result in hypomania.
The Psych Report: ‘Secrets of the Creative Brain’
Nancy C. Andreasen, a neuroscientist and psychiatrist who studies creativity, wrote a fascinating article “Secrets of the Creative Brain” in a recent issue of The Atlantic.
Bipolar Geniuses: Edgar Allan Poe
“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity. During these fits of absolute unconsciousness, I drank – God only knows how often or how much. As a matter of course, my enemies referred the insanity to the drink, rather than the drink to the insanity.”
– Edgar Allan Poe, “The Tell-Tale Heart”
Bipolar Disorder: “The Disease of the Decade”
In a recent Huffington Post article, bipolar was referred to as the “disease of the decade.” However, the word bipolar has become part of the vernacular for all the wrong reasons.
Eccentric of the Month: Ethan
Ethan is a thirtysomething Harvard-educated heroin junkie. While he is sober and stable now, he wasn’t always. Here is an excerpt from the forthcoming book The Eccentrics in which he relays one of his grandiose rock-bottoms. From Chapter 7, The Jetsetter: California. 2005. SFO airport. High on ketamine. Manic. He was wearing sunglasses and a crimson…
Happy Halloween!
A little out of my element at Planet Earth – The ’80s New Wave dance party at Late Bar. I dressed for the wrong decade. Kurt Cobain was a bipolar heroin addict. This year marked the 20th anniversary of his death.
Bipolar Actress Rene Russo Is One Of Us
Rene Russo let the bipolar cat out of the bag on the Queen Latifah Show. She made the revelation on Monday’s taping of the program.
How Realistic is ABC Bipolar Drama ‘Black Box’?
It’s “E.R.” meets “Grey’s Anatomy” with a twist of mental illness. “Black Box” follows the story of Dr. Catherine Black – a world-famous neurologist who is bipolar. The bipolar TV character is played by British actress Kelly Reilly. But how realistic is the show’s portrayal of bipolar disorder? Unlike Claire Danes’ role as bipolar C.I.A. agent…
Did Bipolar Disorder Kill Kurt Cobain?
What if Kurt Cobain had taken lithium instead of heroin? Would he still be alive today? Would it have stifled his creativity? Or maybe enhanced it?
