instruction: hello doctor I am a patient of bipolar disorder I am not experiencing bipolar disorder symptoms for more than two years so can I leave medication gradually I have completed my education during my treatment I was diagnosed with this disorder a few years back I am constantly being treated for the past six years until now and unable to understand the timing of leaving the medication I skipped the medicines all of a sudden two times before but not after that my psychiatrist says that you are in a stable condition but I cannot tell you when I shall end your minimal medicines he even does not give any clues about this to my parents and all of us are confused and upset because of this condition please advise I am currently taking adablizer 10 my ith tablet only at night oxalepsy 300 my one in the morning and one at night
output: hello normally after the first episode of bipolar illness medicines are advised to be taken for one year and stopped slowly after a second relapse it is advised for two or three years and then stopped for the third relapse it is to be continued lifelong if you have taken them regularly as you have said you can try reducing them slowly over course of four to six weeks and if you feel that symptoms are recurring you might need to go back to the previous dose you felt comfortable on reduce aripiprazole 10 my to my for four to six weeks then reduce oxcarbazepine 300 twice to 300 half in the morning and one at night for four weeks then make it just one tablet at night then aripiprazole my half for four weeks then 300 my half for four weeks finally you can stop oxcarbazepine and lastly after another four weeks stop aripiprazole