Experience with Abilify?

So, my pdoc mixes in yet another drug in my ever growing cocktail - Abilify.  The plan is to start taking this to better control my hypomania and depressed states when they happen since the lamictal doesn't seem to be doing it.  She's asked me to use the Abilify at night in place of the lamictal and if that works, replace lamictal all together - no change to the cymbalta or lithium.

Does anyone have any information on Abilify - has it worked, any side affects, etc?

[ILADVOCATE]

You could go to the medication website but from my experience and general knowledge its activating rather than sedation so if it keeps you up at night you could ask your psychiatrist if you could take it in the morning. Otherwise it has the same side effect profile as the other atypical antipsychotics though its the least likely to cause weight gain.

[blakismom]

I am currently on Abilify alone for mood stabilization. I do find it activating rather than sedating. I however wish I had something really activating to get me up out of my depression and super low to no energy which it doesn't seem to help me with.