I kept thinking I could do it without medication. I stopped taking my medication a few times and things always spiraled out of control.

Maybe you can do it without medication, but if you're still going through the swings while on it, I think it is reasonable to think that it will get worse without medication.

I think this is something you have to experience yourself....the whole trying no medication. Not taking medication is something that I think almost all bipolar people struggle with, but when you realize you really do need it, things change.

So while I want to tell you not to stop your medication, I say that if you really want to try it, talk to your prescribing doctor and put a plan in place incase things go crazy and you need immediate support. You can find out for yourself if you can do it without meds and then either go back on meds or get on with your life without them.