I've gone off my meds and it wasn't a pretty sight. Yes, I do long to be off of meds but I know right now it's not possible.

I'd suggest your reason for staying on meds is so you can feel human at least a little!

OMG..I was just this moment going to add a Topic,asking people to remind me WHY do I take meds!!!!

I think it's a rite of passage for all beepers to either want to stop,or just stop altogether....and we all know the disaster it leaves behind...BUT ,we still question and ask..WHY AM I TAKEING THESE DAMN MEDS

We shouldnt have to tell you why you shouldnt go off of them. I think you've already experienced why you shouldnt

Guess I'm in denial then.. because I can't help but think the next time will be different.

There seems to be something in the beeper world right now about meds- lots of people questioning taking their meds.

Simple answer? Because not taking them is moronic. For 80% of bp'ers meds are the only way not to kill yourself, not to see shit and not to destroy every personal relationship you have.

Until you've tried all the meds out there (I'm not just talking trying out 2 and calling it a day) you don't have enough info to make a wise choice.

It would be like trying cherry and licorice and saying you would never eat a jelly bean again because those flavors tasted bad. Just doesn't make sense.

Denial is the middle name of most beepers..you and I ,both know why we need to stay on meds...it just suxs

Pass me a Xanax,I think I've just triggered myself!LOL!

Oh hells yes. And Yes.

But why do I stay on it? I have no life otherwise. It is consumed by my various disorders, and therapy is a lot more helpful if you are medicated. Yeah, it sucks, but I've finally come to the point where I know I'll be on one medication or another for the rest of my life.

Please stay on your meds. You'll be glad you did.

Thanks for your replies.

Just don't feel that you're alone in feeling like this ok? It's something we all battle. (((hugs)))

Ive considered it so many times - but thankfully when I did act on it I said to LOWER my meds not take me off them. [Unfortunately I have a battle in my household where my parents want me off EVERYTHING and I know I need them] I just have to remember how close Ive come to suicide and the days of being nearly catatonic.

I see where you are coming from. I don't think you should go off of them. I am dealing with something similar and got a lot good answers from my thread that I posted '??? Mania??? It should be somewhere on the first page yet. Check it out

I am off meds. It's tough. I have good days and bad days. I'm off for a reason -- and I'll go back on if things go bad. I have made that promise to myself and my husband. I just couldn't justify the risk of birth defects for a future child. Guess the decision was less for myself and more for a future someone else.

that's very honorable and loving of you. I wish you lots of luck and good vibrations.

It is scary to think you'll be dependent on medication for the rest of your life, which was what I thought right after I was diagnosed. At the end of the day though, like someone who can't walk and needs a wheelchair, it enables us to live better lives then we can without them.

I find mania/psychosis/hospitalization etc extremely distressing/traumatic & destructive so that keeps me from going off meds.
Is it side effects? Why not get a med review ...maybe you can take a more tolerable med combo??

Yeah, my cousin went off meds & lived on the streets for a while..he was 21, off his tree & it wasn't pretty.

Do try & help yourself x