Thank you all for your responses. A big problem I have had is that I feel like other people are trying to control me when they put me on diets and tell me how to diet. I am 58 years old and know very well how to diet and lose weight and have control issues big time. I am not sure why but I am a serous sexual abuse victim/survivor, too. I have not gotten any kidney stones yet but am afraid of that and thank you for hearing my concerns. I am going to ask my psychiatric nurse practitioner about the other meds you mentioned. I am feeling some hope on this Topamax right now but with reservations about possible side effects. I read that another side effect is possibly going blind!!! OMG.

I know good dietary habits and am following them now. I see that I would need to try another med for the binge eating. I haven't had the kidney stones yet and am drinking plenty of liquids like my doc told me. I really appreciate all of your input. This is such a hard thing to go through. It's like I'm afraid of my own disorder! Time will change that hopefully.