Paranoid about medication

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Hello,

I am new to medication (a couple of months) and am on risperidone, Depakote, and gabapentin. My dose just went up by 3x about two weeks ago. I have noticed it’s physically harder to smile and motor control feels sluggish sometimes. Am I being crazy or are these side effects? If they’re side effects, are they permanent? I also can’t figure out if maybe it’s just normal aging (28) or lack of exercise due to covid.

I’m also a bit scared of my meds. I’d been on antidepressants for six weeks once (in which the most harmful thing I did was fail out of medical school and get a dog). Thanks.

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