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Experiencing Hallucinations, Vertigo, Jaw Tremors, Clenching Since Started Taking Abilify, Escitolopram. Suggestions?

Hi, I am experiencing both hallucinating and vertigo , also with a return to my wheelchair since I started taking prescribed Abilify and Escitolopram. Jaw tremors clenching and hallucinations ,also falling and hurt myself .I i have three college degrees and an ada in nursing. The Doctor is very unhappy about my reporting thisto him. ching, tremors and nervousness, amongst he barely countable adverse effects.
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Welcome to health care magic.
You have not mentioned the indication for starting these medicines.
The side effects you are having might be caused by the the drugs.
Abilify is aripiprazole that is an anti psychotic medicine and because you have also been started on anti depressant escitalopram.
In presence of Escitalopram treatment with aripiprazole should be started at smaller doses say 2mg/day and then should be built up slowly.
In any case if you are having increasing symptoms recently after starting the treatment then there is an indication to withhold the medicine and report to your physician to tune up the doses down.
And should increase the medicines in graded way in coming days so that your body can tolerate the the drugs and get the benefits.
I hope the advice will be helpful for you.
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Experiencing Hallucinations, Vertigo, Jaw Tremors, Clenching Since Started Taking Abilify, Escitolopram. Suggestions?

Hi Welcome to health care magic. You have not mentioned the indication for starting these medicines. The side effects you are having might be caused by the the drugs. Abilify is aripiprazole that is an anti psychotic medicine and because you have also been started on anti depressant escitalopram. In presence of Escitalopram treatment with aripiprazole should be started at smaller doses say 2mg/day and then should be built up slowly. In any case if you are having increasing symptoms recently after starting the treatment then there is an indication to withhold the medicine and report to your physician to tune up the doses down. And should increase the medicines in graded way in coming days so that your body can tolerate the the drugs and get the benefits. I hope the advice will be helpful for you.