I am currently off meds with the recommendation of my doctor and the support of my T and my husband. When meds was the suggested course of treatment I was compliant...

Because it helped me to establish a path to stability

Because mania and psychosis were incredibly unsafe for me

Because my brain was on fire and I needed a break from the constant noise

Because I love my family and I love myself

Because I didn't have a strategy to properly cope with the trauma I suffered in the past and PTSD was causing me to lose control. Meds helped keep me stable while I explored these topics with my therapist

Because I was newly diagnosed and taking the meds as prescribed gave my husband and I a tiny shred of comfort