Lithium was first tested on healthy guinea pigs and it made them dull and lethargic...so then it was tested on healthy people...and it made them slow and lethargic.....so then somebody had the bright idea that it could cause somebody prone to manic episodes to become less manic and more dull and lethargic!
So much for the “cure” to a “chemical imbalance” which is presumed, not proven by science. As one doctor has argued. nobody is suffering from a “lithium deficiency”. Lithium is a very poisonous metal.....
The term “bi=polar” is meant to sound scientific like two brain hemispheres....but the two poles are “manic” and “depressive”...just repackaged an old diagnosis......to sell to the neuroticized masses....
We call it “bipolar” because manic-depressive isn’t quite accurate. You can have hypomania and depression and be bipolar, but you technically can’t be manic-depressive.
You should also sit down and talk to someone who has been helped by Lithium. It is a crippling, crippling disorder that does not deserve to be taken lightly or made fun of. I sincerely doubt you’ve lived with someone who has bipolar disorder or have it yourself. From what I’ve heard, it’s godawful.