I’ve had up to 8 years of remission. But, then the mania, delusions, hallucinations...all of that really bad junk...hit hard. I will never stop my medicine again. I am sometimes tempted to when I am manic, which I was for the past at least few weeks (but was stable for nearly 2 years—or something like that, prior) but that thinking never lasts because I learned the hard way. There are just some types of bipolar, generally, when accompanied by psychosis, that I believe simply must be treated. And, with the right meds, doc, and therapist if needed, can be well managed.