I did visit with a therapist for a couple of years and even took Thorazine for a while back in the late-'70s, but today I live without a therapist or any psychiatric meds even though I have briefly tried a few at various times during more-recent years. For myself, my number-one concern is about not losing access to my own mind...and yet my occasional troubles do keep me reminded my mind is not always completely trustworthy.

I have lost a few friends who ultimately died in one way or another after they had decided to stop taking meds, and I have a brother who remains relatively stable until he next-again tries that. If we were going to try to climb Mount Everest, we would first have to do a lot of training and preparation in order to have any kind of chance for surviving the excursion...and I think the same principles apply here. So, I would say it is fine to go on the med-free journey for the sake of discovery, but first be certain of being well-outfitted for the venture and maybe even have a guide who knows the weather and terrain well lest you end up lost and exposed in an unexpected or unanticipated storm.