Question about psiquiatric medication affecting my playing

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#1

I have been prescribed Escitalopram and Aripiprazole by my psychiatrist.
I feel it’s affecting my playing. Less confidence in my movements, strange feelings in my limbs.

Has anyone experienced something similar?

Thanks in advance

#2

You should ask your psychiatrist. Posing this question to an internet guitar forum is not likely to yield good advice

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#3

Not looking for advice. but similar experiences.

Thanks

#4

I’m not a physician nor have I tried the medications, but I did a quick check by asking some large language models (Claude and ChatGPT). Both indicate that this type of thing might happen with your medications. So, I suspect that (1) what you’re experiencing is likely real, and that (2) you might want to inform your physician so they are aware of it and perhaps can adjust your medication accordingly.

I wonder if it will take a bit of time for you to get used to it, and then if you’ll get back to normal; hopefully your physician will know.

I also was thinking it might be good to ask on a really high-volume music forum, as more musicians are likely to have experience in this area.

Best of luck with this!