Check out this beautifully written article about stopping your medications for depression or bipolar disorder by Marcia Purse:
http://bipolar.about.com/od/complianceissues/a/5badreasons.htm
From personal experience missing your medication even for a short time can have significant consequences, and may trigger a relapse.
It's worth checking out Marcia's blog too, which has some great articles:
http://echosweb.com/category/bipolar/
