I don't think you need to quit taking all of your medication. Honestly, I would love it if I could go without medication but my "real" unmasked self is unpleasant to be around. I'm in a middle of an episode right now and EVERYTHING makes me cry. I listen to a funny musical and thinking about sobbing my brains out because there was a break-up and sad fantasy in it. (Gay guy thinks his roommate said he loves him, but wakes up and realizes it was a dream) I'm like an emotional wreck when I'm not taking something.

What my doctor and I have done is decrease the medications I'm taking by A LOT. I'm at 900 mg of Lithium and 50 mg of Seroquel. I still feel, don't have the fog, but I'm not crying every time I turn around and I'm maintaining my lifestyle. When I go into episodes, we increase one of the meds or add something until it passes and then I go down again.