"i was diagnosed as bipolar type ii and my nurse practitioner in wa prescribed me abilify and i gained 30lb within a month of taking it. i blew up like a balloon and he said he doesn&#039;t have that side effect. i looked online and it says that it clearly does. he said to take it a few more weeks and see how i did. i gained ten more pounds and my mother insisted i stop taking it. i went from 148 to 188lb. it may have started helped with my symptoms but i was to concerned about my weight gain so he finally put me on topamax."