When relief remains out of reach despite repeated attempts at treatment, it’s natural to start looking beyond the usual options. You take the medication. You go to therapy. You make the lifestyle changes. Maybe you try another medication, then another. You give each approach a fair chance because you want it to work. Yet the […]

Bipolar depression can be particularly difficult to treat. The depressive phase may bring persistent sadness, loss of motivation, hopelessness, anxiety, sleep disruption, and, in severe cases, suicidal thinking. Yet treating bipolar depression is not simply a matter of finding a stronger antidepressant. Any treatment has to account for the underlying bipolar disorder and the possibility […]