There is no going around it, I have to take lithium for the rest of my life. I am starting to feel so good I do seriously wonder if I even need to take it. Still, I know I would panic if I started to feel depressed again, believing it to be an everyday occurrence once again. But for the most part it's been a few months where I feel stable and "normal" again. As close to normal as I'll ever be.
It just freaks me out to think that for the rest of my life until the day I die, I must take the designated dosage of two pills per day of lithium and the accompanying meds. Is this how you view you and your meds? Just the thought freaking you out?