Since it's been over 2 years since I've had a full-blown episode of any kind (I had a 1-month depression a year or so ago, but frankly I'm not sure that was BP, though I can't think of anything triggering it), I have a feeling that I'm cured. I know that Bipolar is considered a condition that can't be 'cured' but I wonder what you guys think. Who knows, maybe it is? Or am I just one stressful event away from another episode -which is just depressing...?

I asked my pdoc last time I saw her if I was cured. She said there is 'remission' but not 'cured.' What does remission really mean? What do you guys think?

I think I found a cocktail that really works for me and I've even been able to lower substantially the Seroquel I was taking. I wonder if I slowly but substantially lowered the other AP, if I'd be okay too, and just stayed on the Lamictal. Though even despite my feeling that I might be cured, I'm scared to do that.

So what do you think (in general, not just me): Remission? Cured? Are they possible, what do they mean?