Aripiprazole/Abilify has different actions at different doses. I found it very activating too at first. I started at 2mg and took it in the morning so I could sleep. Between 6-8mg I was very agitated - dunno if that was akasthisia or a mixed episode as I'm now diagnosed bipolar 2. At about 10mg it switched to sedating so I moved it to bedtime. I was taken off it at 15mg (when I was diagnosed bp2).

If it's causing agitation, I'd ask pdoc to bring forward the med increase as it could reduce the agitation as it did for me.

All the best,

*Willow*