I find it interesting that after I insisted that he go off the damn psycho meds that he returns to normal and is deemed " in remission . " I think the meds were keeping him " out of remission " , and that my theory of he never needed those meds to begin with is validated . Who cares at this point , he's the same old Fred I know again and that s all that matters to me . And the nice thing ? 
Question: Why did the writer insist that he go off the meds ?
Because the writer believes the meds wouldn't help .