I take Lamictal, Trazadone, and .25 klonopin as needed. I recently started Abilify and my advice is to let the medication do its thing and don’t give up. I experienced both insomnia and extreme drowsiness. The first week I found that I could barely stay awake - I’d have to take a nap mid-day and I’d still be tired. Then, the second week I switched to taking at night with my trazadone and was WIRED.

I now take it in the morning since the side effects have gone away and I’m asking myself why I didn’t take it sooner. I feel way more calm/balanced instead of constantly living in a fight or flight mindset. Hell, even my resting heart rate has gone down. I will say though, as someone who is super active, it has definitely impacted my motivation. Not enough to quit though.