I suffered 2 falls (completely blacked out and fell) on Abilify. The first time I fell into my sliding glass door and broke it, ....the next time I was holding my small dog, things went black and I fell to the ground holding her. We both could have easily died if we fell right. These are very serious side effects. They recently put me back on a smaller dose of Abilify. I almost fell several times, was very lightheaded 24/7 and experienced horrible vertigo. I was willing to stay on the med to see if the side effects would eventually go away but my doctor felt it was too dangerous and took me off. He made the right call.....falling down and passing out can kill a person. What if I would have passed out while driving? What if I hit my head just right? I understand that we will have side effects but that is just not an acceptable risk in my opinion.

I'm so sorry to hear about your need to switch from a med that was working for the most part. I really hope the new med works for you. I'm trying a new med also, so I wish us both success. (((Hugs)))