Another one who's a bit late but FWIW:

- What dose were/are you on?

Initially I started on 15mg and found that very hard going [more detail in the next section], so I halved it to 7.5mg and my body handled that better. Then I eventually raised it to 22.5mg before realising it was doing as much good as a tic tac and [with pdoc's permission and assistance] I tapered off.

- What side effects did you experience?

When I initially started on 15mg, the main problem I had was akathesia and sedation. Akathesia [inner restlessness] was especially hard for me and I felt like I was jumping out of my skin. The sedation was a surprise because Abilify is known to be activating instead! However, I think I had these side effects because I was put on a moderately high dose to start with, instead of gradually raising my dosage.

Once I halved my dosage, the side effects went away and then later I was able to raise my dosage again without any issues - well, except for Abilify not working for me.

- Did you find the medication to be a positive experience, or a negative one?

I'm neutral on Abilify. Initially it helped with controlling my delusions but then it stopped working and 22.5mg didn't help with my delusional thinking at all.