[tamisara sez]

I posted questions yesterday regarding medications and my psychiatrist not listening. I have agreed to take the valproate as a mood stabiliser (for bipolar) but instead of just letting me stop quetiapine he has put me on risperidone another antipsychotic.

I knew nothing about this drug and assumed it would be weight neutral, I've since discovered it is not.

Is is worth not taking it and sticking with the sodium valproate (epilim) as a mono therapy?

Since starting the quetiapine my BMI has gone from being within the healthy range to obese (34.5) and my weight is now 214lbs (15stone 4)
My weight has not changed since I stopped all meds, but I do not want to risk gaining through a drug again.

Please no talk about diet and exercise, I am a qualified nutritionist and can assure you my diet has not changed. And i used to be anorexic which makes it worse