One change your pdoc to one that uses as little low dose daily medication and prn's that way they will help you get off most of your meds. Pdoc doesn't have to be supportive but he should help if you tell him you'll get off them "cold turkey". Also my pharmacist has been wonderful at answer questions about how to tering down medication. It may be because he knows how hard it's to get a hold of our pdocs. We've had to teir down my son's adhd meds because each seemed to make things worse.
One thing that has really helped me is mood/thought/event charts to recognise triggers, and normal mood charts for mood. I also keep a daily journal because I have learned my handwriting changes dramatically based on mood. I seriously also suggest finding a thearapist that is willing to work with none medicated bipolar, like seriously that should be your first question over the phone.
I know you wanted only non-medicated people to answer but I thought I could help. You maybe able to list your meds so we can help more.
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