"being un-diagnosed bi-polar for almost 40 years having many manic breaks until one was so big i wound up hospitalized.  i was put on topamax, prozac and lunesta. with a bi-polar type ii diagnosis i had to change my lifestyle.  already in recovery i approached mental health in the same way.topamax soon wasn&#039;t enough so my doc tried latuda and it didn&#039;t work. depakote is working great i am finally myself! yes it makes me hungry i just keep my calorie count the same. the med doesn&#039;t cause weight gain -  my decisions do. with how well it works i&#039;d take some curves and feel this awesome any day!!"