Actress Amanda Bynes appeared to tweet Tuesday that she 's been diagnosed as bipolar and is on medication , but it was n't long before that admission became less clear . Although the initial tweet about Bynes ' presumed diagnosis was posted to her verified account early Tuesday , within hours , a separate tweet appeared to dispute it . `` I was at a friends apartment last night and one of my friends tweeted my phone , '' the post said . `` sorry guys ! '' It 's the latest in a series of confusing missives from Bynes , who made headlines in October when she turned to Twitter with shocking allegations of abuse . Those posts , which accused her father of verbally , physically and sexually abusing her , have been removed . But the more recent tweets suggesting that Bynes , 28 , has been diagnosed as bipolar were still visible on Tuesday . `` I was diagnosed bi - polar and manic depressive so I 'm on medication and I 'm seeing my psychologist and psychiatrist weekly so I 'm fine : D , '' read one of Tuesday 's initial tweets . Bipolar disorder , also known as manic-depressive illness , according to the National Institute of Mental Health , causes intense emotional periods called `` mood episodes . '' These range from manic ( extremely happy ) to depressive ( extremely sad ) . The disorder often appears in the late teens or early 20s and can be controlled with medication . Bipolar disorder and the creative mind . Last month , Bynes was admitted to a Pasadena , California , facility on an involuntary emergency psychiatric hold , not long after she appeared to disavow responsibility for the accusations of abuse . `` My dad never did any of those things , '' said a tweet on Bynes ' account on October 10 . `` The microchip in my brain made me say those things but he 's the one that ordered them to microchip me . '' Later , a conservatorship hearing was held in which case a judge ruled that her parents will have control over her cash . Mental health help : Where to turn . `` I need to get a restraining order against Sam Lufti , '' said another tweet posted to Bynes ' account Tuesday morning , referring to celebrity manager Sam Lutfi . Yet another said her parents have limited her cash flow to $ 50 a day . `` I got discharged for not being gravely disabled , '' the tweet read . `` But i am conserved and my parents only give me $ 50 dollars a day and it 's really annoying . ... I need to get an apartment and my parents wo n't give me access to any of my funds . '' And so goes the latest chapter in Bynes ' very public history of odd behavior and criminal charges . The ups and downs of Amanda Bynes . Bynes was arrested on a DUI charge in Sherman Oaks , California , in September . Her arrest report noted a `` disheveled appearance . '' Bynes was charged with a hit-and-run in 2012 , hospitalized for treatment last year after a psychological evaluation and put on probation after a DUI this year . And she was arrested after allegedly tossing drug paraphernalia out of the window of her New York apartment in May 2013 . In September : Amanda Bynes arrested on DUI charge . The latest episodes of odd behavior come a year after her parents told CNN their daughter was `` making great strides towards recovery '' from mental illness . She enrolled into the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles at the start of 2014 , but she dropped out in the summer . People magazine reported in 2012 that Bynes tried to emancipate herself while still a minor , though she never moved out entirely .
Amanda has initially stated that she 's been diagnosed as bipolar . She later tweeted that one of her friends read from her book . She followed up the prior tweets about a book . She also criticizes the media , which she accuses of lying .