
It’s been a long time coming, but in the General Hospital episode airing on August 7, Sonny (Maurice Benard), Carly (Laura Wright) and Jason (Steve Burton) finally become aware that Sonny has unknowingly been taking placebos for his bipolar disorder.
In the episode, after Donna (Scarlett Spears) informed Carly that she took some of her dad’s "vitamins," Carly and Josslyn (Eden McCoy) rushed the little girl to the hospital knowing Donna actually took Sonny’s bipolar medication. However, Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) later informed Carly, Sonny, Jason and Josslyn that after pumping Donna’s stomach, it turned out Donna had no traces of medication in her system. Additionally, the lab tested the remaining pills in the bottle and there was no medicine in the capsules. Elizabeth then makes it plain by the end of the episode, saying Sonny has been taking placebos.