What are some effective manic depression medications that do not cause weight gain?

First of, "manic-depression" is an antiquated term (from DSM-III). The current (DSM-IV-TR) terminology is "Bipolar Disorder" (and comes in two "flavors"... BP I and BP II). I HIGHLY recommend you talk to your prescribing Psychiatrist/Psychologist about the meds that don't have weight gain side-effects.

The biggest problem with meds are the side-effects. Another med might get rid of the weight gain, but have a different, more undesirable side-effect. Talk to the prescribing Psychiatrist/Psychologist about what meds would work for you and the side effects you'd like to try to avoid.

Unfortunately, there are a number of meds for Bipolar and I don't know which ones don't have weight gain as a side-effect. Did I mention that a Psychiatrist/Psychologist would know and be a good advocate for what works? EDIT: Found this article (an older article) about some meds that are of interest: http://www.psycheducation.org/hormones/Insulin/weightgain.htm.

I'm not a doctor, yet the best medication is no medication. Sometimes people who have manic depression should not be taking medication. They should get some counseling, yet they don't need medication that will cause them to gain weight.

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Practice Yoga and Meditation 2. Get exercise 3. Drink 8 glasses of water daily 4.

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