My psychiatrist would like to have me on meds for life but I insist on tapering off - one is entitled to tapering off after 2 years after 1st occurrence here in our country. If it then happens again, one is to take meds for 5 years, if it happens for 3rd time, you're on meds for life. If you take'em.
Will Hall and Rufus May seem okay without meds!
I hear it's better if you have just 'psychosis' (maybe after illegal drugs) rather than 'schizophrenia', but there has been research by Wunderink and someone else that reducing or coming off meds can be longterm helpful even for people with 'schizophrenia'!
I'm also greatly inspired by Open Dialogue Finland approach with low/no meds, watch the documentary about them!
Also the Soteria approach, or Parachute in NY..