Maybe It’s For The Best.

That Time I went Off My Meds.

So I have
not taken,
my medication
for bipolar
since Friday.
Today it is
Tuesday.

I feel great,
just fine,
in fact.

I am a
functioning
human being.

I may have my ups and downs -
they aren’t gone,
yet I’m still around.
Alive and chirping.
Well and sound.

Maybe I
don’t need
the medication
like everyone says.

It turns
me into
a zombie
who sleeps
all day and night.
I saw no light,
at the end of
the tunnel.

But now,
now I see
a light.
A fight
inside of me.
Don’t you see
maybe this is better
for me.

- Erin 4th September 2018

Disclaimer NEVER COME OFF YOUR MEDICATION. This is a poem I wrote when I was conflicted like many people with Bipolar we can tend to want to come off our medication especially after just being diagnosed. This is because often and in my case you feel well things just feel muted. I think because the manic episodes are often but not always really good, you feel on top of the world and when you just feel more muted sometimes almost numbed by the medication you’re on. Everyone feels different but the medication I was first put on made me pass out and dulled everything down that I almost didn’t feel me. However I would not ever recommend coming off medication.

If you feel your medication isn’t working for you make an appointment with your mental health professional to discuss alternatives. Coming off medication can lead to major issues…