I have the symptoms despite being on meds. But they are less intense. Hypomania/mild mania hits from time to time, but it lasts a lot shorter than it used to. Depression is always my stalker though.
Maybe I have the wrong medication? I ask myself that. But then again I am scared of taking more of anything. Maybe silly and counterproductive. But I think that meds are supposed to lessen symptoms. Not completely remove them.
I think that being on or off meds is a question of finding the right compromise between symptoms versus side-effects of the meds. It is a tricky question, and I think that each person must find their own combo there. I don`t want to loose my hypomania, because it brings with it such creativity and makes me very productive. But I have to have meds to control them.