i prefer to stay on the meds because when i am off them the schizoaffective symptoms are almost unbearable for me. the symptoms also seem to come back if for some reason i am under severe stress. for many many years i was on the wrong meds, real high doses of tranquilizers which did nothing, and it wasn't until i finally found a good pdoc where i was prescribed antipsychotics which worked like they were supposed to!