SideSweep,

I notice it is as while since you entered your message and I notice that no one has replied to it. I am sorry about that.I believe that anyone who enters a message wanting help or assistance should be answered.

I look at us all who suffer from Bipolar Disorder as being "sisters" and of course "brothers"

I hope in the intervening time that your problem has sorted itself out, or you prescibing doctor has now given you medication which does not have side effects you have experienced so far.

Unfortuanly I do not know a great deal nor am I a medical person. So my info may not be reliable.

Have you tried Depakote? You don't say. I was on it for a while (drug related rash) and I most certainly did not find my appeite increasing. And believe you me I LOVE eating at the best of times. I was sorry to go off it, as it was really helping my Mixed Bipolar symptoms.

At persent Iam eating, the horse the rider and the stable, ie appitte increase due to Seroquel. Before I was taking Dexamphetamine which counter reacted the Seroquel

I asked my pdoc (prescibing doctor) last Tuesday if there was medication which would cause my appitte to decrease. He said there were several, did not prescribe but suggested I go off to a gym, well I already go to a gym!

To answer your questions. No I do not know of any other mood stabliliswers than the four you mentioned. You pdoc may know of something.

Depakote may be a good drug for you.

You may not get the appitte side effect. You don't know this, unless you have tried it.

Your pdoc may have ideas (drugs) which will help the increased appitte.

Hope it has all worked out by now.

JennyRobin