Non weight gaining medication

[Jayneeyb]

Hi im desperatly in need to know of a good bipolar medication that doesnt make me gain weight, I was on olanzapine and I gained loads, then they put me on abilifyand I got 13 of the uncommon side effects, then they put me on sulpiride but they are similar to olanzapine,and all the time ive been on lamotrigine, but they dont seem to work as well on their own. At the mo ive stopped taking my meds and finding it hard, can anyone help please? And im in england so dont know what meds we have here to help me?

[Crystal413]

Your best bet is to look up on the computer weight neutral mood stabilizers, or any other type of drug you are looking for. The list will be extremely helpful. I am med sensitive and have tried a ton. I think I get just about every rare side effect a drug has. The drug that works for me is Lithium. Yes, I gained 10 pounds. I was underweight anyway so it was tolerable. Just because I did doesn't mean the next person will. They could gain more. Everyone is different in how they will react. My rule of thumb... If the scale starts moving quickly, out the window that med goes. I have enough problems without having a weight problem too.

[CRSeaside]

My Pdoc switched me from Depakote to Zoneisamide.  It did help the weight gain that I got from Depakote.
  More recently my weight was under control, but I had a bad episode. The stabilizing came from Zyprexa.  That drug was really bad as far as weight gain.          My metabolism gets all kinds of trouble from meds too.