Hi everyone. I am an 18 year old female diagnosed with ADHD over the summer and I started taking Ritalin a few months ago. Although it helped me with focus and motivation, I have always been an impulsive person and I was partaking in impulsive behaviors that were putting my life at risk. When I told this to the psychiatrist a month after being on Ritalin he prescribed me 10 mg Seroquel as a mood stabilizer. After taking it for a week or two I stopped taking it because I couldn't function in the mornings, I was stoned out of my mind and I could barely get up or get ready in the mornings. I should have consulted the psychiatrist before I stopped taking it but my dad told me to just stop so I did. I went back to the psychiatrist and told him why I had stopped Seroquel and he prescribed Abilify. To be honest after researching the side affects of Abilify I'm not too thrilled about having to take it. I also saw that a possible side effect is gambling/sex addiction which is worrying to me because I have a history of compulsive sexual behavior. Also, this morning I was curling my hair and I guess I got overheated because I started feeling really hot and nauseous and my vision started blacking out, I recovered from it like 5 minutes later but the whole day I've just felt tired and bleh. I understand I was perscribed mood stabilizers to try and control my impulsive behavior but I feel like the medicine is going to do more harm than good. Does anyone have any experience with Abilify? I feel like my psychiatrist is just going to keep switching my meds and I feel like I don't really need a mood stabilizer but, I'm not a doctor I don't know. Also does anyone know about mixing alcohol and Abilify? When I plan on drinking I just don't take Ritalin that day but i think Abilify is different and to be honest my party is coming up and I was looking forward to having fun but I'm not tryna die... thanks everyone