Okay, so why exactly are you not taking your meds?

There should be a three-or-four-hour window where it is okay to take them.

I take 1200mg lithium and 10mg zyprexa every night even though the label says take one pill in the morning and 3 pills at night. I take them within three hours of bedtime, and my Dad has an alarm set so I don't forget.

I am only speaking on terms of lithium and zyprexa, but for those drugs I've spoken with my pdocs and I can take them all at night. When I was dx I started out taking half in the morning and half in the evening, but for me it was too complicated so I asked them if I can take them all at once at night because that was the easiest time for me to remember.

My point for this anecdote is that you need to ask your doctors if it is possible to take them all at once either at night, day, or noon, whatever you find is easiest to take them. Then set your alarm on your phone and when it goes off set everything down and don't do anything else until you have taken them. Take them every single day, because you know what happens when you don't take them. You HAVE to take your meds. I can assume you are taking them randomly, every other day, or not at all. Being bipolar, I get manic or depressed if I take them every other day, which, after having a total mental breakdown, my Dad set an alarm so I don't forget. Your mom is not responsible to make sure you take your medication. Neither is my dad. He just likes to help, but it is my sole responsibility to take them, or I get manic/depressed. The same for you. You are solely responsible for taking your meds. You are 20 years old, your mom does not need to remind you to take your meds. That is YOUR responsibility. You need to take them every single day or you will become suicidal and flash your tits on a webcam, which you shouldn't be doing either. I can assure you, if you took your meds everyday, you wouldn't be wanting to be a cam girl. That's the off-med black-roses. Take your meds every single day. You cannot afford to skip. Because you will come on here angry and sad and suicidal. Make a goal: Take your meds for 2 weeks straight. Once you take it for 2 weeks straight, you will have establish a routine and it will be easier to keep taking them. Take your meds every single day! Talk to your pdoc about being able to take them all at once, then set your alarm, and take them every single day. It is so important, which is why I am saying it over and over again, take your meds every day. It is your sole responsibility, not your mom's. Yours. Take your meds every day.