I was going to say, it sounds like you might have an anxiety disorder. I used to have panic attacks a lot, and although they aren't dangerous they are extremely upsetting experiences. I'm sorry you're going through that. I'm not Bipolar so I can't tell you my experience there, sorry. But you're not alone.
I was on Abilify once. I did not care for it, to say the least. It works really well for some people, though, and I was unlucky with the severity of the side-effects, but you should be aware that atypical antipsychotics like Abilify are pretty strong drugs, and they can have some nasty side-effects at first. Mostly you'll feel really really tired when you first start it, but that does go away for most people. It can also affect your blood sugar and make you crave sweet things. For some people this means they gain some weight because they eat more.
For a full list of side-effects, you can see a US patient information leaflet
here.