Dragonfly, my pdoc knows I am coming off of it, but he did not consent to it either. Basically we discussed it and he was not in favor, I told him that I was still going to give it a try. What is happening is that I am having several health problems, related to my meds or not I'm not sure. I've been on lithium for about 6 years or so and my health has declined in that time.

What I want to do is try being med free at least for a little while and see how it goes. I know this is not so promoted, but it's something I feel I have to try for myself. I'm in a much different place than I have been mentally for a long time. I don't plan on going off the lithium for a long time, might even take another year who knows to get there. I'm ok with doing it really slow. I realized that if things go badly I will have to just go back to my meds, don't worry... I'm clear about that.

I'm trying to be cautious and very aware about how it's going so I don't wind up in trouble. I've kept up my yoga, mindfulness and meditation. My nutrition has actually been going really well. Although the last month it does seem that the more food I take in the more weight I loose. Seriously I don't know what that is about. I got myself to 95lbs and I was holding it nicely, when I started increasing my calories I dropped to just under 90. I want to at least stay at 95. Sorry that's off topic, just on my mind. My weight defiantly affects my mood, but I'm keeping an eye on it as well.