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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 306947" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I wanted to bring up that medications can cause cognitive dulling which make it harder to learn. My daughter was in college when she was put on Depakote. She could not learn on it and stopped taking it saying (in her words exactly) "It makes me stupid." It could be that the Depakote is slowing down his ability to think. In my daughter's case it was extreme. Abilify can do the same thing. Also, Abilify can also make ones hands shake (just as an aside). Straterra is an antidepressant, which CAN make bipolar even worse so that it has to be taken with great care. The right medications is a crapshoot.</p><p></p><p>I've taken mood disorder medications most of my life now (age 23 to now age 56), and don't believe you can medicate away every symptom. I personally wouldn't want to be on four medications because I feel doped up if I'm on too many. Then I get very depressed, tired, and can't barely keep my eyes open or function at all. Of course, everyone is different, but four medications is going to have a strong effect on a child's thinking. Heck, even one of these medications will. I know. I've probably tried most of them...lol. If this were me or my child, I would keep the medications that stabilize him and use alternative methods to help with school, such as little or no homework, longer time to turn in assignments, somebody explaining things to him. I'm in a support group for people with mood disorders...for some reason, bipolars/depressives tend to have bad memories anyway. We talk about that a lot.</p><p></p><p>Many bipolars can't tolerate ADHD medication. It's your Mom Gut call, but as a "differently wired" child on medication, he is probably going to need interventions to help with his school work. Good luck, whatever you decide to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 306947, member: 1550"] I wanted to bring up that medications can cause cognitive dulling which make it harder to learn. My daughter was in college when she was put on Depakote. She could not learn on it and stopped taking it saying (in her words exactly) "It makes me stupid." It could be that the Depakote is slowing down his ability to think. In my daughter's case it was extreme. Abilify can do the same thing. Also, Abilify can also make ones hands shake (just as an aside). Straterra is an antidepressant, which CAN make bipolar even worse so that it has to be taken with great care. The right medications is a crapshoot. I've taken mood disorder medications most of my life now (age 23 to now age 56), and don't believe you can medicate away every symptom. I personally wouldn't want to be on four medications because I feel doped up if I'm on too many. Then I get very depressed, tired, and can't barely keep my eyes open or function at all. Of course, everyone is different, but four medications is going to have a strong effect on a child's thinking. Heck, even one of these medications will. I know. I've probably tried most of them...lol. If this were me or my child, I would keep the medications that stabilize him and use alternative methods to help with school, such as little or no homework, longer time to turn in assignments, somebody explaining things to him. I'm in a support group for people with mood disorders...for some reason, bipolars/depressives tend to have bad memories anyway. We talk about that a lot. Many bipolars can't tolerate ADHD medication. It's your Mom Gut call, but as a "differently wired" child on medication, he is probably going to need interventions to help with his school work. Good luck, whatever you decide to do. [/QUOTE]
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