"i have taken abilify for almost a year now on and off because it makes me gain weight. i&#039;m now on lamictal, but other than that i did a lot of research to make sure that the abilify is making me gain weight and it is!!!!! i gained almost 15 lb in 2 weeks and i could never stop eating. other than that abilify didn&#039;t work for me long term only short term"