Abilify did not help me either. My new pdoc said she uses Abilify for BP depression a lot. I asked her if there would be any benefits of starting up on it again, but at a higher dose. She said since it didn't work the first time around (and I was on a mood stabilizer), then it likely wouldn't work even if she increased the dose. She said she's disappointed that it didn't work for me since it's worked for many. I can't take SSRIs or Wellbutrin since they've all made me manic. A recent increase in Lamictal (now at 300mg) did help me compared to when I was on 200 mg.