Female Pop Star Confesses Mental Health Issues...I'm lucky to be alive
Nov 14, 2025
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In an interview with the American music media Rolling Stone, Lady Gaga confided that "I took a shot of "A Star Is Born" with lithium "It was a very difficult time for me mentally at the time, and I ended up getting psychiatric treatment in the hospital.""
However, she did not disclose the exact name of the diagnosis.
Lithium is a drug used to treat bipolar disorder (bipolar disorder), but caution is needed because the treatment range is narrow and it is sensitive to changes in blood concentration. In particular, side effects such as decreased renal function, hypothyroidism, the possibility of arrhythmia (cardiac conduction disorder), and skin trouble may occur.
Lady Gaga said she experienced a serious mental crisis during the global concert tour from August 2017 to February 2018, shortly after filming 'A Star Is Born'.
She said "One day, my sister said 'It's not the older sister I knew' and then canceled the tour."I went to the hospital right away, but I couldn't do anything and I completely felt myself falling apart. I didn't even know if I could get better again," he recalled.
However, she recovered through treatment and won the 2019 Academy Awards for her song `Shallow' from the song `A Star Is Born.' In response, she said "I feel so lucky to be alive."
Now she describes herself as a "healthy and intact person," citing the support of her fiancé Michael Polanski as a major driver of her recovery. The two have been dating since 2020, and got engaged in April last year.
Meanwhile, Gaga starred alongside Joaquin Phoenix in the 2024 film 'Joker: Folie a Deux', but the film suffered harsh reviews and box office failures. In response, she responded "At first, the reaction was so intense that it made me laugh"It hurt more that the reaction didn't go away over time because it was a work that put a lot of effort into it."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
