Abilify didn't work for me, just made me agitated and I wasn't sleeping, it was too activating for me. I don't remember if it increased my appetite, but if it did it wasnt as bad as Latuda with appetite increase (Latuda was suppose to be weight neutral, but it wasn't). I am now on Lamictal amd Geodon for my depression, Lamictal is a really good medication, I was originally put on it when I had been misdiagnosed with Bipolar disorder, but when my diagnosis switched back to depression I stayed on it. If you can get your doctor to agree to try you on Lamictal then I'd do it, and also the rash is rare, I was scared of it too when I started on yhe medication, but so far no rash.

Who knows though Abilify may work for you, everyone is different and responds differently to medications.