Personally I was just diagnosed this year at the age of 44 with Bipolar I ...

Looking back I can see that I have had it all my life . Through out the years I've been on a few Antidepressants for a litle while .. then I would stop them and continue on my way.

The one thing I can say is looking backkkkk over my life I have done some pretty stupid things bad bad relationships ,inability to stay at one job for long ,,irrational fear of being abandoned ( my first husband cheated ) I have always worried about anything and everything to extreme even when there was no reason to worry ..

I think some people can funtion in life with out bipolar meds ( I did for a long while,,, but obviously looking back I can see I/am was huge mess)

I just feel if anyone wants to try and go med free they should talk to there doctor.

Good luck