>Be depressed teen male
>fuck up a lot
>be diagnosed bipolar in 20s (not the worst version)
>after trying 2 medications over 1 year, neither work, be prescribed Lithium carbonate
>It 'works'
>Be stabilized for 10 years
>suddenly doctor tells you "Your bloodwork looks good, but you should start living like you're diabetic and pre-dialysis with kidney disease so you can prepare for lithium to damage your kidneys
>Be very surprised, do some research
>Learn that if you're lucky (nothing to do with 'living healthy, because I do) you'll have 20-25 years on lithium before needing a machinated kidney-cleanse weekly.
>Seriously consider weaning yourself off your meds
>Would save a lot of money per year between insurance, bi-annual doctor appointments and bi-annual bloodwork which my insurance doesn't cover
>Don't have to work with people, all skills are 'leave me alone until it's done' related
>Family not supportive of decision to go off meds
>No kids yet
>Dating casually

Pretty much, I have a choice: get the fuck out now while my body is still healthy and undamaged-- and deal with possible moodswings and depression-- or continue a non-permanent (toxic) solution to a problem that will leave me hooking my fucking bloodstream up to a machine to clean the blood because my kidneys can't do it.
This is one of those 'fork in the multiverse' decisions
What would you do, /pol/?