I wish you luck with this. I'm glad to at least read you are working coping skills.

Not everyone can quit meds. I tried twice maybe 11 and 12 years ago and was soon after hospitalized with severe manias with psychosis that were hard to stop and kept coming back. My youngest nephew quit his and everything seemed marvelous for a while (he lost a lot of weight, felt good, got a job) then his illness came back with a vengeance and it took him before he could reach a therapeutic dose of Lithium. He obviously doesn't take medications now.