What's more important? Quality of life or destroying that same quality? How much needs to go wrong?

People with Bipolar are notorious for going off their meds. I did it once in ignorance not knowing anything about my disorder or about going off meds. Not a good outcome.

But I have taken my meds faithfully ever since. My 19 year old son keeps going off his meds, abruptly. So each time he does this, his disorder gets worse.No he is dealing with suicidal ideation.

He says the meds have too many side effects, they don't work, and he will never take an antipsychotic again. He has agreed to go to the doc again with me so we can at least talk about it and learn more about his disorder and the process of finding the right meds. I meet people with BP at the hosptial all the time who went off their meds.

I will take weight gain, grogginess and other side effects any day over walking around delusional, hallucintating, and suicidal. Sometimes if you give it some time, the side effects settle down. Its very difficult.

But my life is more livable with the meds. Good question.

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