I know this has already been said, but for some, meds are absolutely necessary. I have no doubt I would be dead by now without them. My mania comes with intense recklessness, and I've almost died a couple of times when I stopped the meds. I am absolutely sure that meds have saved my life.

That said, if you don't need them, maybe you can taper off slowly and see what happens, or at least have that discussion with your pdoc.