US EditionLady Gaga Left "Lucky to Be Alive" and Sought Psychiatric Care After Taking Lithium to Shoot 'A Star Is Born’
- Gaga told Rolling Stone she filmed A Star Is Born on lithium but later experienced a psychotic break, sought hospital psychiatric care, and canceled the Joanne world tour.
- Gaga explained the medication's role, saying lithium stabilized her enough to work but masked a deeper collapse she did not yet understand amid public career milestones.
- Gaga told Rolling Stone her sister said, `There was one day that my sister said to me, 'I don't see my sister anymore.'` She later sought psychiatric care at a hospital after feeling she completely crashed.
- She says recovery took months, and she feels lucky to be alive, crediting fiancé Michael Polansky with transformative support as her 2025 album Mayhem earned seven Grammy nominations.
- The Rolling Stone interview arrived as Mayhem recently earned seven Grammys nominations, and Gaga is slated to appear in The Devil Wears Prada 2, premiering May 1, 2026.
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Interviewed by "Rolling Stone," the American popstar told one of the most complicated periods of her life, when she only felt like a product to make money
Lady Gaga left "lucky to be alive" and sought psychiatric care after taking lithium to shoot 'A Star Is Born’
Lady Gaga has revealed that she feels “lucky to be alive” after seeking psychiatric care after taking lithium while working on A Star Is Born. READ MORE: Lady Gaga live in London: flawless camp theatre from a true pop icon It has been seven years since the pop icon made her film breakthrough, starring alongside Bradley Cooper in A Star Is Born. Around that same time she also released her album ‘Joanne’, and was preparing to go out on tour in ce…
"I filmed A Star Is Born under the influence of the fight," Lady Gaga revealed in an interview agreed on Rolling Stone magazine. The audience spoke about her mental problems, and recalled a difficult period of her life - in 2017, 2018 and 2019...
Lady Gaga opens up about lithium use and what made her change: ‘I needed to take a break'
In a candid interview, Lady Gaga discusses her mental health struggles and lithium use while filming 'A Star is Born,' emphasizing the importance of taking a break for recovery and support from loved ones.
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