Maybe she is practicing complimentary medicine. Not alternative, which offers substitutes for the standard of care, but complimentary, which works alongside the standard of care. So she may want you to stay on meds but offer something from her toolbox, such as hypnotherapy. Is she aware of the weight gain on meds? How rapid is the weight gain? Losing weight is always difficult - it is much easier to stop gaining. Really do not know what to say, WB+Lamictal seems to be THE most innocuous cocktail from the weight gain standpoint, yet it damages you so much. Are you in general very given to depression (WB+Lamictal would make be think that)?