i have had great experience with both. wellbutrin has always been good to me. it kicks in fast for me and has no side effects. they always say that it amps people up but it has never done that for me. the first times i was on it it did help me quit smoking for awhile. (it doubles as zyban) not that it took away the craving to smoke, it just made the cigarette taste so damn nasty that i couldnt stand smoking them anymore.

topomax did not work well at a low dose to stabilize me but once i was somewhat stabilized on an antipsychotic, i started taking a higher dose of topomax and it really did great to balance out my moods and remove the impulsiveness that the antipsycotic did not address. the bonus was that i lost over 40 pounds on it as well. my new pdoc is now wanting to take me off the antipsychotic and let the topomax deal with all the symptoms. we have not got there yet but he is confidnt that will work. but except for the weight loss, which i consider a good side effect i am more then willing to experience, there are no other side effects from the topomax.