Everyone is different. In that, I believe everyone needs different help for their illness. I have done the med route off and on for years. More often, they haven't helped. But the last 7 years I have been taking them most of the time. In January, I completely stopped all my meds because I felt good and thought it was the right thing to do. No. Mania was fun and then I crashed and burned. The last two years have been horrible for me. Up and down nonstop. I have been off and on so many different types of meds, as well as having diagnosis changes.

For me? I have come a long from where I was earlier this year but Im still not well. Whats helping is having a good Dr I trust and seeing a therapist as well as recently joining a local DBSA group for peer support. All of this is helping me and my Dr and I are already in talks about taking off the lamictal once Im doing a little better. I have rapid cycling and I haven't gone too long into between mood shift the last two years. This last month has seemed to be a bit better to me.

We're all different...something that works for someone else doesn't mean it will for another. My best friend is med-free and right now hes on tour with Breaking Benjamin again doing guitar teching and stage managing. He couldn't have done that a few years ago. You never know!

I think we just have to always strive to do better for ourselves!