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Out of Stigma’s Shadow: Zach’s Story
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“I didn’t fully grasp what was happening to me.”
“My intuition was, ‘This is not right.’”
“I’m still here to tell the story.”
For Zach, an SSRI prescription had an unexpected outcome: He stopped sleeping and careened into manic bouts. After a psychotic episode that resulted in an inpatient hospitalization, Zach was given a diagnosis of bipolar. Today, he adheres to a careful regimen of medications that keep him focused and stable.
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