Can't say I have personal experience, but I know that a lot of people in the psych hospital I work at have cogentin added to their regimen to stop the effects of other meds. I am like you though I would hate to take a med to counter the effects of another. I have a big problem with antipsychotic meds for depression and mood stabilization for that reason. Antipsychotics can cause two side effects that describe what you are experiencing. EPS (extrapyramidal symptoms) and tardive dykinesia (sp?).

Not trying to scare you but maybe you should ask about anti-epileptic medication. Sometimes antipsychotics are a good alternative, not trying to bash them completely but I would defanitly use them as one of the last resorts. Defanitly talk to your doc anyway about why he wants to keep you on these two as opposed to trying something different. Maybe he has a good reason I don't know about.