My doctor has suggested that I add Abilify to my "cocktail" of depression meds as a mood stabilizer. I have read in many blogs about people gaining lots of weight when put on Abilify. I am terrifed of putting on weight as I feel that a med that would make me gain weight would just depress me even more as I would no longer feel good about myself; thus defeating the purpose. Can you please tell me what the likelyhood is of a person gaining weight on Abilify and some suggestions of other mood stabilizers that would not cause this side effect? I mean, I am all for feeling better but not at the expense of my self esteem. I would really appreciate your help with this as I am seeing the doctor on 02/11/09. Thanks-
Steph