Please speak with your doc about other medications to try. There are a lot of options and perhaps one of them will work better for you. It is true that being severely over weight can be a killer. It is also true that you shouldn't have to trade your physical health for your mental health or vice versa without at least making an attempt to meet both needs.

Losing the weight may be tough. It is always a struggle for me, I'm an emotional eater, and at one point was 85 lbs over weight. I actually had a doctor tell me that I would never be able to lose weight because of my bipolar. I stopped going to him.

Good Luck!