I wonder if that is the case Wendy, I am sure someone else with experience with depakote will see this and be able to comment on it because I don't think Abilify is a typical BP med. Maybe it is, I don't know but it's not a AED and I no longer take one of those. I used to take Neurontin but I felt it wasn't helping much so I stopped taking it and weaned off of it.