"i&#039;ve just finished my first week on abilify, and although i&#039;ve been told that the med is ready to do its job from the 2nd or 3rd day you take it, i don&#039;t think my brain chemistry has settled down to one reaction. right now, i&#039;m pleased. i have bipolar type 2, and abilify was prescribed to help with my constant depression. now i am going back and forth between a little anxious and mildly manic, sometimes in one day. this is a huge improvement. i have energy! i can smile! hope this is permanent"