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Originally Posted by zepchic
Remind me why I am even bothering to take this medication when I still seem to be up and down and all around....nothing extreme though. I feel like I went on the medication because I was having an 'episode' of mania that was becoming overwhelming and destructive. I feel like these episodes are few and far between, so why can't I just stop the medication now and begin anew the next time I have a major episode? It just seems pointless.
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Without medication, bipolar is a pervasive disease that gets progressively worse over time. That is why you want to continue taking your meds. I quit mine when I was doing well and the next "episode" was so bad I'm now on disability and harder to medicate. Don't make this mistake.