Former Topeka city manager Stephen Wade realized his medications needed adjusting in April as he struggled with widening mood swings. In early May, he was able to add a new doctor-prescribed medication. Instead of relieving his symptoms, the medication had the opposite effect, and Wade plunged deeper into depression. … Wade was interviewed Thursday by The Topeka Capital-Journal, where he was publisher from 2018 to 2020. He said his purpose for agreeing to the interview to share such intensely personal information was not to try to make himself look better or to explain himself. Instead, he said he is in a unique position to share a powerful message — that “it’s OK to not be OK” — and encourage others who might be struggling with their mental health to seek help.
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