trileptal was OK to me...just watch the dose, get your blood sodium levels checked at baseline and then every now and then while on it. or...have you tried gabapentin? its not really a 'mood stabilizer,' but if you have anxiety and all that, it can even things out, especially if you're not in the bipolar I/schizoaffective realm. 3x daily dosing...ugh. lyrica is like gabapentinx5, and its a Schedule V controlled substance (amphetamines are II, benzodiazepines are IV, to put that into perspective), but its generic, now, and ongoing use just requires 2x daily dosing.