Wonder Drug Lithium May Curb Suicide, Study Says
Suicide has been on my mind lately, ever since I started watching the show 13 Reasons Why on Netflix.
Suicide has been on my mind lately, ever since I started watching the show 13 Reasons Why on Netflix.
What if doctors could look at your genetic makeup and offer you a tailor-made treatment plan? Drugs personalized for your unique, individual brain.
It’s happened to all of us. You open your medicine cabinet right before bed and there’s a gaping hole. One of your pill bottles isn’t there — because it was empty this morning so you threw it out. You didn’t get around to refilling the ‘script in the daytime. Now the pharmacy is closed and you’re trapped.
“I’m bipolar 1, I have borderline personality disorder, and I’m a recovering addict. The meds for bipolar make me feel as though my brain is in a vice grip.”
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?