It worked wonders for me. It placated the positive symptoms of schizophrenia and quelled my underlying depressive symptoms. I did the same thing as you did, searched up on it and we probably watched the same clips on it and they all had an adversion towards it and it makes us a little queasy, doesn't it? But I did some further scoping and saw that many people benefited from it. They called Abilify the working-wonder-miracle-drug and that it did amazing things for them. (Un)fortunately, Abilify affects everyone differently. I got told by my pdoc that Abilify has stimulating properties and that it should be taken in the morning. 2 hours prior to taking it I was so lethargic and tired I couldn't focus on anything and was too fatigued to get through the day. I'd crash at 7pm and wake up 14 hours later still unrefreshed. That was the reason I weaned off of it. Don't feel pressured into taking anything you don't wish to take but there's only one way to find out if this could be your type of medication that suits compatibility. 2-5mg are relatively low doses, you might experience a tommy ache and other minor side-effects but this is just your body adjusting to it. Good luck.