hi. the old school tranquilizers/antipsychotics can be helpful, its just that EPS and TD are more of an issue. Perphenazine, loxapine, navane, and amoxapine (which is technically an antidepressant) come to mind, although I don't think amoxapine would be OK w/ an OD history. dosing is the -big- issue; the lowest effective dose is the ideal target, especially with the older drugs.

keppra does work for some people. it can also -cause- psychiatric problems, which is true (i think...) of all the anti-seizure drugs.

do you have any alternative health practitioners around? some of it is snake oil, some of it helps, some of it can help boost standard treatment. just a thought.

talk therapy helps some people. group therapy. art, writing, exercise, diet modification, light boxes.

volunteering. spiritual stuff, if you're into that.

sorry about this. i took trileptal until recently. it was OK. I kind of suspect it lowered my mood, but that may have been the dosage. minimal blood work, which is a good thing.

hope you can get the help you need.