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So many people write to me saying they feel hopeless. "I've tried everything," they say. "Every drug out there."
Thing is, medical progress, uh, progresses every day—and though we might have political and ethical objections, it's hard to deny that pharmaceuticals do a lot of heavy lifting in that regard.
Drug company gets investment for new bipolar drug [Business Week]
Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.