"i was on abilify for about 6 months.as an add on booster to take with my effexor   it helped somewhat  with my anxiety,  but not uresolved. depression symptoms.  i felt like a zombie (which isn&#039;t always a bad  thing ) lol.  about 2 weeks after i stopped  taking it i developed a jerking movement in my arm,  but it went  away in a  few months."