My bipolar disorder showed itself to be so severe that medications are mandatory, but I also aim to take the fewest possible. Thinking I should ever stop medications is like as if a person with permanent physical illness would think it would miraculously go away. Brain illness is not an allusion, though many people that stigmatize mental illness think it is.

It does suck when we have too many side effect medications. I have a couple, but I've had more. Perhaps you may be able to switch bipolar medications to alleviate or end such side effects. Again, I have. I've also had to suffer the consequences of medications causing permanent damage.