I started taking medication because i wasn't able to sleep for 2 months (that was 6 years ago), i was manic and later on had psychotic symptoms. Meds saved my life at that point, otherwise i'd surely have died of exhaustion. Now i'm still taking them because i have occasional depressions and difficulty concentrating. I'd love to be med-free but i think i just can't afford that, i'm too scared to get really sick again.