It has never occurred to me to resist taking my meds. I'd be more scared of not taking them, than of taking them. Especially now that I've stopped self-medicating with alcohol, and depression and hypomania returned. I can no longer deny, or worry that I'm 'faking', this illness.

They say it is progressive. So I consider that swallowing a few pills (even though they're psychotropic) is worth it to avoid the disruption caused by episodes. It's not ideal, for sure, but neither are bipolar episodes.

I have forgotten them on a few occasions - but like, one dose a day, one time or something like that - never for more than 1 day.

I've had many, many times where I feel they don't work, as we all have, or I notice no difference. But I take them anyway.