I just started Saphris with very positive results. 24 hours sober is a big deal. Congrats. I think it's a good move whether you are an addict/alcoholic or not while you are getting stabilized. The question of meds is similar to addiction issues. I could decided to start drinking again and things would be manageable for awhile, but there is zero percent chance that it would stay that way. You know that without your meds your life will become unmanageable and yet your bipolar brain keeps making the same insane choice to go off them. I'm bipolar and a drunk. One depends on the other. If I drink again, I might get ill again. If I get ill again, I might drink again. It's such a fine balance for us.

I'm glad you are here, duckrabbit!