[header] How to safely stop taking mood stabilizers [title] Identify why you want to stop. [step] Pinpoint why you want to stop using mood stabilizers and write a list of why it's important to you to stop. You may feel like you no longer want to take the medications or that they no longer serve you. 
Perhaps you've found better ways to cope with your mood, or you've realized you can no longer tolerate the side effects of mood stabilizers. Some people stop medications due to health problems or a desire to get pregnant.