I've just had to switch from Risperdal to Abilify because of the risk of long-term effects with Risperdal. It's a shame because Risperdal made a significant difference to my mental health - I was in and out of hospital a lot before starting it, and then no admissions for the 3 1/2 years I was on it. Unfortunately I developed very raised levels of the hormone 'prolactin' and, in the much longer term there was an associated risk with osteoporosis.

Not sure how it's going to go with Abilify as have just started it today!