bipolar disorde
"Prescribed this drug when I was 14/15, underweight and struggling to function. Although never formally diagnosed with an eating disorder, I was restricting my eating and making myself sick. I was 5ft 4 and dropped to 7.8 stone at my lowest, looking gaunt and painfully thin. 

The drug helped me sleep, and helped with my depression. As the dose increased, I was gaining weight rapidly. Traumatising for a recovering teenager, I hated the way I looked, I was drowsy and lethargic and my self esteem plummeted. Nearly none of my clothes fitted and trying on new clothes nearly always led to tears. I hated the way I looked and am still in the process of coming off the drug. 

For me, lithium has been a god send for my bipolar."