Thank you both! You've been very helpful and insightful.

I'm definitely going to stress this at my appointment on Friday with my psychiatrist. I think perhaps I may need to start on a mood stabilizer again, on top of the abilify (or try another antipsychotic, perhaps? If that is what is causing this). I really hope this can be resolved sooner than later. Having both extremes at once is like being on a rollercoaster!

Thanks, again!