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Aripiprazole side effects?

Aripiprazole side effects?

I've now been taking Aripiprazole for the last two weeks.  I have found it to have a beneficial effect on the symptoms it was prescribed for but I have also had a few new symptoms that I'm not sure are side effects or not.  Firstly, I have been extremely dizzy and keep getting dizzy spells or spells where I feel completely detached from the world.  I woke up this morning and felt as though I'd been spinning on the spot for half an hour.  I am also getting some random jerking and a tremor.  The tremor isn't continuous though.  When I've had this with previous antipsychotics it's been continual.  I have also been getting some of the symptoms I used to get with a migraine but without the pain although some of these preceeded the Abilify prescription - my voice sounds wrong, I say the wrong words, sometimes I seem to forget everything half way through doing it and it's obvious to other people and now the sizes of things are becoming distorted.   My hands look huge as I type.  Sometimes everything looks huge and I feel like I've shrunk.  

Do you think any of these things require attention and could they be caused by the  drugs I'm on or could I get anything to help with them?  Things only seemed to start when my lithium prescription was increased before Christmas.

Rachel
Age
:  
28
Sex
:  
Female
Weight
:  
12 stone
Current Medications
:  
Lithium - 800 mg once a day
Aripiprazole - 5mg once a day
Drug Allergies
:  
None Know
Medical Conditions
:  
Bipolar Disorder
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Dizziness and tremors are common adverse effects of Abilify and lithium. Discuss what you're experiencing with your physician, he may adjust your dose.
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