I dont take mine perfectly, I've skipped a day here and there but never completely gone off my meds. I dont have a choice. I dont live completely on my own so that question gets asked, did you take your meds? Also I fear the depressions, I dont want to ever feel them if I can help it. And they always follow a mania or a mixed episode. So the best thing for me is to take the meds and stay as even as possible. Or at least keep the episodes as short as possible.
My other motivation though is staying around for my kids and future grandkids. I want to grow up to be an old lady.