Hello cwgrly, I have a desire to be fit. I want to be slim and physically fit. I am new to the whole being Bipolar thing. Today my psychiatrist prescribed an anticonvulsant that I will start out with a low dosage then continue from there. I hope it doesn't cause weight gain. What I've been doing to self medicate for the past few years is using marijuana. And it works, meaning it lessons the severity of my moods- though sometimes the munchies interferes with fitness plans.