Stick with your meds. The more you THINK you can do without them, the less likely you are to do well if you did go off them.

Of course, now that I'm stable I have to guard against this very same thinking, because it was the meds that got me here in the first place, and to stop taking even one of them would probably set me back months, if not years. It's not worth it!

Like the poster above me said, you have a mental illness that can absolutely RUIN you if you don't take care of it. I know it's hard being a healthcare provider with bipolar disorder, because we think we know everything and can handle anything that comes up. But even our knowledge and training cannot overcome a biological illness with its roots deep in our brains.

Just my two pence worth. Welcome to PC!