I came to the realization that "meds don't fix everything," and they don't fix anything if you continue to flood your body with depressive and stimulant chemicals at the same time.

I took it to the extreme by ending my use of meds altogether. But at the same time I implemented some extreme lifestyle changes and continue to find new venues for preventing the onset of symptoms.

Sure I still swing from time to time and tend to get a little too excited/agitated at times. Yesterday was a horribly depressed one. But it could also be attributed to the lack of adequate sleep, dreary weather, and very negative medical news. That's all life, tho it put me in a funk I could not bring myself out of even with the enjoyable, depression relieving activities I persued.