Of course you need to be fully functional, but IMO being “special” or wonderfully “energized” in life is overrated. To me, as long as you are satisfied with your life, you are ahead of many people. Even being stable is putting you ahead of many people with BP. IMO these should be the goals. Being actually happy is icing on the cake. A reduction of some of the meds may help, but IMO do not sacrifice stability. Now if you find a way in being happy with your life, let me know how you did it. Many people without MI would like to know this.