You've already tried the one drug known to have weight loss side effects instead of weight gain. Topamax. I've been on it for a year and lost 50 of the 75 pounds I gained on Zyprexa. But if it didn't work as a mood stabilizer for you, or you weren't one of the lucky ones to experience weight loss, then it's not the right drug for you.

Unfortunately every medication has side effects. My biggest complaint lately is that mine make me extremely sleepy so I'm a zombie in the evening after taking them and I can't get out of bed in the morning. But it's a trade off. I'd rather be sleepy than back to my old self (highly suicidal)

Eh, and don't whine to me about sexual side effects. I've been stuck in a sexless marriage for 8 out of the 10 years we've been together (5 years married, 10 together). Not by my choice. I want it, he doesn't. I've given up. We had sex one time in 2010. The entire year. And it's got nothing to do with my medications. I wouldn't know if they have any side effects, he doesn't want me.