I definetely think it’s a better dosage for me. I felt a little bit more sedated which I think I prefer. But the distress I normally feel seemed to lift.
It takes about 2 weeks to reach a steady state in one’s body so I’ll just hope the results stay positive.
Good news! Hopefully the sedation will let up as you adjust.
This is good news @everhopeful!
Hope that it lasts! 
Oh my man it will definetly going to help u…!!!
I take Abilify 20mg. Your 15mg is still reasonable, I think.
I didn’t notice a difference in my moods from 10 to 15mg. But I guess I’m not having any SE from the higher dose so I guess I’ll stay here for a while at 15.
I’m just hoping it evens out my good days and bad days. My bad days have gotten really bad.
I’m sorry to hear that. Have you switched meds recently? I mean how long have you been on Abilify and what before?
No, I’ve been on abilify 10mg for 3 years. It’s always been a struggle. Maybe 10mg was just enough to keep me stable but not enough for a better quality of life.
I was just thinking of what my pdoc said once. If someone is all of a sudden quite moody, grandiouse or a tad psychotic/delusional, the first question to ask is what med did they stop taking. Often they are going through withdrawals.
But this isn’t your case.
He told me this when I was out of a med for a while and I couldn’t understand why I felt so moody all the time. I didn’t want to bug the pharmacy or pdoc because I didn’t want to look like I was drug seeking, lol. The pharmacy had the med all the time, just put it in the wrong bag and I never got it.
This is my second day on 15mg now and again I feel better than 10mg. My big fear is that anxiety will increase as I had a lot of anxiety from 10mg. So it’s good to hear that you didn’t have an increase in side effects.
I guess if I had to ID a side effect, it may be vivid dreams. Whereas while on my last AP, Saphris, I didn’t dream (well remember them). Others on here have said this can happen if you take it later in the day. I take it at 11:30am because that just seems to be the time I can remember to take it. I maybe should take it earlier.
I too would get vivid dreams if I didn’t take it at the exact same time everyday. But if you’re taking it at 11:30 am everyday then maybe it’s just a side effect. 
I take mine at noon and don’t get that. Maybe I’ll start getting it on 15mg lol…
Well at least they are not nightmares or scary dreams like I was getting with Trifalon.
Everhopeful, I like your title:
5mg is not a therapeutic dose of Abilify!
I’m on 30mg abilify 20 in the morning and 10 in the evening.