Thanks for the replies. My pdoc did say it is a strong mood stabilizer, so I'm willing to give a higher dose a try since that is what I need right now. It sounds that on most doses it makes people feel sleepy in general, which isn't a bad thing, since when I'm getting manicky or "mixed mania", it is hard to sleep properly with any medication. Luckily, I have never noticed hunger. I'm usually on a middle dose, rather than a high dose though. I've been tolerating it well, with the exception of some days where I take it too late. Then, I feel hungover the next day. It's definitely the best antipsychotic med I've ever tried, and I've never gotten akathesia from it....so I'm going to try to stay hopeful that the higher dose will be the answer rather than changing to a new med.