It's bad to intentionally skip your medication.
Philip is a bipolar schizophrenic who doesn't like the side-effects of his medication.
Philip wants to change his medicine-taking situation.
Philip continues to take his medication but decides to talk to his doctor about switching to a different kind of medication.
Philip decides to limit the side-effects by only taking his medication every other week.
Philip gets a prescription for a new drug that has less severe side effects.
Phil lapses into psychosis after a few days of being off his medication and has to be committed to a psychiatric hospital.