My dr. is taking me off of 5mg of abilify due to weight gain...been on it for 4 months. he is reducing to 2mg for 2 weeks then stop. is this ok?

Trust: Trust your physician. It goes a long way to healing and is the best way to get better faster. Why doubt? Is there more you are not telling?

Yes, definitely: Your doctor is being careful. Stopping Abilify all at once can have side effects due to withdrawal. At 5mg per day, the risk isn't great but this will still help modulate whatever unpleasant effects you could experience and if you are suddenly gaining weight with the addition of Abilify at age 53 then you are better off without it