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<blockquote data-quote="labesi" data-source="post: 497341" data-attributes="member: 13587"><p>This is the first thread anywhere that I have ever replied to, but I felt it was very important here. </p><p></p><p>I a myself on Lamictal and Lexapro. My quality of life have improved tremendously, and everyone close to me is surprised at the difference (I am Bipolar light). But I noticed an incredible decline in my short term memory, cannot quickly solve even rudimentary math problems - particularly regarding dates, and I find myself reasoning at the level of everyone else, in other words average, from being gifted. I am 39 years old and have been on the effective doses for almost a year. The cognitive skills do get slightly better over time, I noticed the same thing with one of my best friends on the combo, but I am still not near where I was without medications. Luckily I was very intelligent to start out with. Now I am just slightly above average. </p><p></p><p>I have just started attempting to improve the situation with short-term memory games, etc. It is even possible to improve IQ scores in areas like short term memory by up to 18 points. There can be a marked and large improvement from this sort of training. But I have to say that if I were still studying, I would probably go off the medications in order to get the full experience of studying. At the same time, it might be better for a young person to not feel that their identity is in their intelligence, but rather their compassion, or some other trait. To be totally honest, if I didn´t become very attractive as and adult, I would not have much extra currency left.</p><p></p><p>I hope this helps you and anyone else here to make the decisions that are best for you/them. I really wish you and your child the best.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="labesi, post: 497341, member: 13587"] This is the first thread anywhere that I have ever replied to, but I felt it was very important here. I a myself on Lamictal and Lexapro. My quality of life have improved tremendously, and everyone close to me is surprised at the difference (I am Bipolar light). But I noticed an incredible decline in my short term memory, cannot quickly solve even rudimentary math problems - particularly regarding dates, and I find myself reasoning at the level of everyone else, in other words average, from being gifted. I am 39 years old and have been on the effective doses for almost a year. The cognitive skills do get slightly better over time, I noticed the same thing with one of my best friends on the combo, but I am still not near where I was without medications. Luckily I was very intelligent to start out with. Now I am just slightly above average. I have just started attempting to improve the situation with short-term memory games, etc. It is even possible to improve IQ scores in areas like short term memory by up to 18 points. There can be a marked and large improvement from this sort of training. But I have to say that if I were still studying, I would probably go off the medications in order to get the full experience of studying. At the same time, it might be better for a young person to not feel that their identity is in their intelligence, but rather their compassion, or some other trait. To be totally honest, if I didn´t become very attractive as and adult, I would not have much extra currency left. I hope this helps you and anyone else here to make the decisions that are best for you/them. I really wish you and your child the best. [/QUOTE]
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