In his first face-to-face interview in almost a decade the businessman spoke about his mental health, Ozempic use and break-up with Mariah Carey.
James Packer has opened up about his struggles with mental health, revealing he was left feeling like a “complete zombie” after being prescribed lithium in 2022.on Sunday night, his first face-to-face interview in almost a decade, the billionaire businessman was candid about some of his personal battles, including his bipolar diagnosis, Ozempic use and his break-up with singer Mariah Carey in 2016.
“My experience is having worked with psychiatrists in Israel, in Argentina, in America and all sorts of places is if you get put on the wrong drugs, it can be worse.Lithium is a mood stabilising drug commonly used to treat bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses. It can help reduce the feelings of mania often associated with bipolar disorder, such as excitement, high mood and distraction.
“The latest psychiatrist I’m with told me I was bipolar, told me I was OCD and told me I was PTSD. So told me I was all three.“But when I was just being told I was bipolar, my truth was that my doctors would do anything to make sure I wasn’t in mania – and as long as I wasn’t in mania, they were happy,” said Packer of his initial treatment.“I’m on something and I’m really embarrassed what I’m about to say ... I have a nurse that travels with me.
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