Transcript of original artwork for Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me
[Top panel]
Switched to TEGRETOL
Was this working? Hard to say.
But after a while it didn’t matter because I COULDN’T ORGASM.
…except when I was high!
What a discovery! YAY! Clearly, however, not a long term plan.
[Center panel]
Went back on Lithium
My face suddenly broke out WAY WORSE than before! A dermatologist asked if I was eating a lot of SALT.
[Text surrounding the large face] Cyst the size of a marble
Bright red cheeks
Why, YES! LITHIUM CARBONATE IS A SALT!
[Text surrounding the smaller face] Yoga classmate
What’s wrong with your face?
face?
Yikes!
So I was put on
ACCUTANE intense acne med + SPIRONOLACTONE androgen blocker + MINOCYCLINE antibiotic
Which gave me a TERRIBLE YEAST INFECTION so I was put
on
DIFLUCAN
Which meant I was on SIDE EFFECT MEDS for my SIDE EFFECT MEDS!
MERIT BADGE!
[Bottom panel]
Next up: LAMICTAL
My one and only?
Another disappointment?
Bad side effects?
No side effects?
No effects? at all?
Fatal rash??
[Text in magic 8-ball] ASK AGAIN LATER
