I am meeting with a shrink a few weeks. I think my dx will officially be bp then, though i'm not sure what type.

Is it possible to NOT have to take meds? I've been playing with meds a little over a year now and I don't want to keep playing that game. I was reading up on psychotropics used for bp and it just doesn't seem like a good compromise to me. I don't see how a pill can be worth any of the side effects. I'm tired of side effects, too.

Anyone here not on meds and doing alright? And if one is not taking meds, what does one do?