I know better than to stop taking lithium but there is something inside me that is so annoyed with taking it and it makes me want to stop. Not abruptly, of course, but try to go med free. I JUST got stabilized. This is the first summer I have only had one hypo episode...during June-August I am usually so busy I need to be peeled off the ceiling and my sleep is reduced so I get really irritable after a couple of months like that before crashing out in late sept.

All of these things point to staying on meds. What is going on that I am fighting this urge to stop them? Its not logical at all. Unfortunately, I can process logic but I usually act on emotion. UGH. trying to use coping skills to sort this out.

Does anyone else fight this type of inner battle with their meds. How often does it come to a head? How do you resolve it?

I don't want to make a stupid choice, fly off the handle and end up getting myself into trouble...so I am really just thinking out loud/venting my inner fight and trying to learn from others.