I think a loving God or Higher Power or whatever would want you to continue taking your meds.

Zany as a friend who has gone off her meds in the past and ended up in the hospital, please please continue to take your meds. Please tell your doctor everything that you told us today too.
Thanks. Big HUGS!!

Zany, I used to attend a church that believed that way when I was a teenager (the same one where I met my X)....and as it turned out, that church was highly dysfuncional, broke up and fell apart, and now that I'm a long way down the road from it, I can see, that kind of belief is a form of denial. Although I believe it is true that God is more than capable of healing us completely in an instant, I also observe that for some unknown reason, he does not often do that. That could start a whole 'nother thread and debate, so for whatever reason God has, I think it's better to stay on the meds. If he chooses, he can still heal us when we're on medication as well as off....recently in our state, TWO young children died because some people were told to do the same thing in their (same) church. Until and unless God tells me otherwise, I'm taking the meds!!! :)

PS ~~ That form of teaching, is also an attempt to have ultimate control over the people....IMO, that is an element of a cult.

You shall not test the Lord your God is the voice i hear when you say this to me...remeber in the bible when the devil told Jesus to jump off the cliff because the angels would catch him? I think that big voice is the devil he tends to be loud, and the little voice is God, he tends to be a whisperer.

I know Christian leaders who are on meds. no worries. this is a stressful world.

have you watched avatar yet? i almost want to carve out a tree and start a village, the next place you will see me is on the cover of national geographic wearing a thong and a necklace made of animal bones.

i will take the meds too just in case it doesnt work out for me, oh and the malaria... hmmm what to do about that???

nah keep the meds... do you ever say this, "satan i rebuke you get behind me in the name of Jesus" it helps a bunch when i am getting attacked.

Don't go off your meds. I used to work with another BP years ago. People from her church covinced her to stop taking her meds because she could control her BP with diet and prayer. She ended up having a nervous breakdown and was of work for 3 months getting balanced, again. We need doctors. Meds aren't something to monkey around with.

My higher power wants me to be the best human being that I can. When I'm not doing right, I get that gnawing feeling in the pit of my stomach. I get it big time if I go off my meds which for me is a selfish act since I have four kids and a new grandson that rely on me.

I say that a lot GM. I am going to get myself a subscription to National Geographic!! LOL.

I have been on phone with a faith-filled friend of mine. She is going to be in prayer for me and she is going to call me back with some bible scriptures for me to read. I have been getting back into reading my bible again. I am miserable.........which is what the ole devil wants, but I am taking my meds. Thanks guys.

I will pray too... peace love and light

God made doctors and doctors prescribe medication.... remember that, Im a christian too and i take meds.Remember that story about the guy who was in a flood and decided to have faith that God would get him out of there and God sent three things to save him the last one was a boat but the guy said NO im waiting for God to save me needless to say the guy drowned went to heaven and asked God why didnt you save me? God answered I did I sent you a Boat , a helicpoter and a recue team .

I am a dedicated Christian. I am in Seminary. I truly believe that God can heal. However, I believe in free choice. The choice is to live on this earth, and triumph, in spite of the imperfection which we inherit through the fall of Adam and Eve, the genetic load which is increasing (this means more and more mutations, and struggling against illnesses which are genetic in origin), and our own sin.

If you think God is telling you to go off your meds, I truly, believe that is the devil you are listening to. I speak as someone who has been off meds for 3 years. I did it slowly, with the help of my pdoc, and learning everything I could about this illness. God doesn't challenge us to become what we aren't. I prayed for a long time for healing from bipolar, and God gave me a definite NO! He said that part of what I am, comes from the same source as this disease. I would not be the creative, lively, Type A personality if I wasn't bipolar. I would not have the empathy, the understanding of people's suffering without this disease.

When Jesus returns, we will be made perfect. Until that time, we have to see through a "glass darkly". That means learning and growing. Read Romans 5:3-5 - that is what keeps me going.

I always say "better living through chemistry". Let the science that god created help us care for ourselves.

Take your meds.

Still have your faith in God.

Zany I think you should base your actions on what you know to be right. Don't do something because you think it might turn out okay. This seems like a serious gamble, and if you knew deep down inside that it was the right thing to do...well... you wouldn't be hearing a little voice saying not to do it in the first place.

I'm going to stay away from the God subject because I think everyone is entitled to believe in whatever they want. What I will give you is a first hand account of what happened to me when I went off meds 2 years ago. I lowered my dosages until I went completely off of them against my doctors advice. I was able to achieve some stability through healthy eating habits and regular exercise, but all it took was a bad breakup to send me spiraling down again. I am now back to square one, visiting my pdoc regularly and having her tweak my meds so I can be stable again. I like to compare meds to a spare tire. Having it around is kind of annoying but when something bad does happen you will be very grateful for having it there. Best of luck to you.