I definitely needed it to stop the psychosis I experienced. It is questionable as to whether or not I need to be medicated full time after I recovered. I've been on a very low AP dose for almost 10 months and my doctors want to see how I do without it. It is possible that the perfect storm of bad choices, PTSD and biological factors came together to cause me to experience a one time episode. It is also possible that I have a mental illness that will be cyclical. The only way to know for sure is to wean off the meds and see how I progress. I am a science experiment at the moment and nobody can tell me what the likely outcome will be. I am hopeful it all works out and that I won't need the meds, but I won't hesitate to return to them if I show symptoms again.