Medication

Lithium

Articles tagged Lithium focus on psychiatric prescribing questions, side effects, interactions, alternatives, and practical conversations to have before changing medication.

Lithium
Medications · 14 min read

Lithium

Lithium is the best mood stabilizer we have for bipolar I, and we don't use it nearly enough. That's the whole post, more or less. The rest is detail.

Mar 6, 2026
Bipolar Disorder, Explained
Conditions · 11 min read

Bipolar Disorder, Explained

Bipolar treatment goes wrong in the first appointment more often than in any later one. Get the diagnosis wrong and every prescription after it is wrong.

Aug 27, 2025
Bipolar I vs Bipolar II vs Cyclothymia
Conditions · 10 min read

Bipolar I vs Bipolar II vs Cyclothymia

These three diagnoses get confused constantly, including by clinicians, and the difference matters because the treatments diverge in important ways.

May 6, 2025