Lithium is a drug that should reduce mood swings.
Gaga says she had to cancel her tour shortly after filming began to seek proper care. “There was a day when I went to the hospital for psychiatric care. I had to take a break. I couldn’t do anything anymore… I completely collapsed.”
The Poker facesinger calls this a “scary” period. “There was a time when I didn’t think I could get better… I’m glad I’m still alive.”
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Dark period in her life
According to the singer, it was one of the busiest periods of her career. A few months before the filming of A Star Is Bornin which she starred opposite Bradley Cooper, Gaga was on stage at the Super Bowl Halftime Show and had just released her new album Joanne released. Shortly after the filming, the tour of her new album started.
Gaga credits her salvation to her fiancé Michael Polansky, whom the singer fell in love with in 2020. “Being in love with someone who cares about the real me made a huge difference,” she says. Gaga tells the magazine that she and her fiancé Michael Polansky are getting married soon.