I was on Lithium and Prozac from approximately 1989 - 1994 and went off (and quit therapy) when I lost a job and had no insurance for several years.

Then I was employed and unemployed off-and-on, but never sought treatment until August of this year.

I didn't realize I had been off meds and out of treatment for so long until I went back to the same clinic in August and they looked in my chart and reminded me of what was going on at my last visit before I quit cold-turkey.

I was in a manic phase when I quit going.

Then I rode the roller coaster from 1994 until 2012.

Now that I'm on meds again, I realize I liked myself and my life much better without them.

There are a few people on this forum who are no longer on meds.