I've been on Abilify for over 8 years-- 20 mg. going up to 25 mg. if I go into a hypomania (usually a week or so at the higher dose will knock it out & then I go back down). I have bipolar 1 & had a lot of delusional thinking & paranoia & it worked really well for that. I did, however, have to take a bunch of other stuff, too--Lamictal, Klonopin, Provigil, &Trazodone .

However, during that time I have gained 50 lbs. so now I am having health problems due to that plus it isn't helping my self-esteem or mood so now my Abilify has been reduced to 5 mg & the doc has added 100 mg of Topamax. So far I've lost 10 lbs. in a month & hope it continues.--Suzy