Diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 21 after a manic episode, Ross McKenzie managed his symptoms with lithium. After being on the psychotropic drug for half of his life, Ross sets off on a journey to treat his condition through alternative treatments and delve into the root cause of his mental breakdown. As Ross peels away the layers, his personal experiences tell a larger story about medication. The film, BIPOLARIZED, reveals how society is labeling more and more people with mental illnesses and how, in tandem, doctors are prescribing more and more toxic psychotropic drugs to treat these conditions. Many people put the blame for the spike in diagnoses on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the dictionary of mental disorders, which is currently in its fifth edition (DSM V). Questioning his bipolar label, Ross seeks out activists, psychiatrists and psychiatric survivors who have challenged the status quo in psychiatry, and recounts some of the alternative therapies he explores to maintain his mental, emotional and physical health.

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