First, I would figure out why you want to be med free.

Then, how do you do you solve those issues.

Then talk to your therapist about how she feels about people choosing whether or not to take meds after they are stable, has she worked with non-medicated people, what concrete criteria would you have to meet for hospitalization. (this will be several sessions) Yes, there Eye's will become huge.

Identify your problem behaviors and workable solutions. pg. 33-34 to help with solutions

create a crisis plan that s/he agrees with. Sign it and get it notarized when your on your meds

Make sure T agree's to your crisis plan and will continue seeing you if you choose not to be medicated.

Make sure you trust your therapist with your life and that you would not normally argue with her/him if s/he suggested hospitalization.

____ This is where I'm at________
Use pg. 35-36 to write down a detailed/typed plan of how you are going to get off medication.

Go over it with your therapist giving her/him a copy of that and your crisis plan.

Go over it with your psychiatrist giving her/him a copy of that and your crisis plan.

Then slowly space out psychiatrist appointments, while increasing your therapist appointments.

Accept the fact that if you choose to continue in the mental health system you will at times need to increase/decrease your therapists appointments and may have to at times do intensive out patient and/or partial hospitalization program.
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Track EVERYTHING

Write a journal entry at night
keep a detailed event/thought/ mood chart (w. sleep chart and med notes)
Write down when you change doses, what it was, why you choose to get off of it.
Remember to mark of things you chose not to do and ways you ****ed up on if you do end up in an episode.

If you do enter 'higher care' programs bring your journal, your writing, charts, crisis plan, and med-free plan with you.