My dad was dx with bipolar 1 a few years after I was dx, we were estranged by then tho.

I was on meds for about 7 years or so, and lots of them. I got myself off of all of them, very slowly, and a ton of work. There are quite a few people with bipolar here who are not on meds. And everyone has a different way of going about it. It was a very hard thing for me to do, but I did. I didnt use to think it would even be a possibility.

Mine seemed to get worse with age too Passion. But now it's the most managable it has ever been.