Have any of you directly asked your psychiatrists about a specific medication that you’ve read or heard about apart from them? I’m curious about trying topamax as a mood stabilizer (and to help lose the weight that has been gained from antipsychotics), as I’ve only been on antipsychotics which have caused significant weight gain (more than 50 lbs, and I was already overweight by a lot to begin with) and I still don’t feel completely stable. But I don’t know how to start that conversation with my doctor without sounding like I just want to abuse something to lose weight.