Ziprasidone Switching in Response to Adherence and Psychotropic-Related Weight Gain Concerns Among Patients With Bipolar Disorder (Zip Ad)

"Patients will identify which psychotropic they currently receive that causes the most weight-gain concern. For individuals on multiple drugs, one drug must be identified as the offending agent. Study psychiatrist will switch the offending agent to ziprasidone. Participants will be switched to ziprasidone per package insert. Patients will be maintained on ziprasidone for 12 weeks (active part of study). After the active part of the study they will return to the care of their normal clinical provider who will determine whether they will continue on ziprasidone."