I think it's a good idea to try the meds and give them a real try. If they help you, that's great! Even if you have side effects, you may find they're not as bad as the disease itself. I decided to try dealing with the condition without meds because the side effects were too much for me, but that doesn't mean it's the same for you. It also doesn't mean I won't go back on meds (or on different meds) someday. I am not anti-med; I'm just pro-research. Like I said, you can always go off them (slowly and under a doctor's care!) if the side effects are too much to deal with and the disorder isn't as bad.

The fact that you feel better is because of the meds, so it doesn't make sense to go off of them. That's why doctors make sure to tell their patients to take all of an antibiotic prescription; a lot of people will feel all better and stop, and then they get worse again, because not all of the illness was actually gone.