Overview
- In a Rolling Stone interview published Nov. 13, Gaga says she was on lithium during the 2017 shoot of A Star Is Born.
- She recounts a severe mental-health crisis on the 2017–2018 Joanne World Tour, after which she canceled remaining dates in February 2018 and entered care.
- Gaga previously cited fibromyalgia pain for the cancellation but now says her mental health had also reached its limit.
- She has not named a diagnosis, and coverage notes lithium is a long-established mood stabilizer used in unipolar and bipolar disorders, according to medical sources.
- Gaga says she now considers herself healthy and credits support from fiancé Michael Polansky, as A Star Is Born later earned her major awards including an Oscar for 'Shallow.'