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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 116529" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Absolutely mood stabilizers and other medications can cause cognitive problems. It is one of the reasons bipolar patients tend to have memory problems (or so we were told by a few doctors). And mood stabilizers are normally given to people with mood disorders. I don't know which mood stabilizers your child is on, but Depakote and Topomax are two that I know can cause serious cognitive dulling. Lithium can too. I imagine Lamictal and Tegretal also can--along with the antipsychotics such as Risperdal, Zyprexa, Geodon, Abilify, Seroquel. You may want to do a signature like I did to give us more info so we can make suggestions.</p><p> Your son should have accommodations if he's on two heavy medications. in my humble opinion I wouldn't want to add another medication for another disorder. But that's me. I don't like too much medication. Even if he has ADHD, if it were me, I wouldn't medicate it. in my humble opinion though I'm guessing it's the medications. When my daughter took Depakote, she was "of age" and quit using it because "I can't think. It makes me stupid." She was going to school for Cosmetology and couldn't even understand the words on the pages of her book anymore. </p><p>If you can't get accomodations, I would call the state's Dept. of Public Education and ask for the advocate for Special Needs Children to see what your options are. I found ours EXTREMELY helpful and they gave our school district a swift kick in the butt. Things got rolling after I called them. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 116529, member: 1550"] Absolutely mood stabilizers and other medications can cause cognitive problems. It is one of the reasons bipolar patients tend to have memory problems (or so we were told by a few doctors). And mood stabilizers are normally given to people with mood disorders. I don't know which mood stabilizers your child is on, but Depakote and Topomax are two that I know can cause serious cognitive dulling. Lithium can too. I imagine Lamictal and Tegretal also can--along with the antipsychotics such as Risperdal, Zyprexa, Geodon, Abilify, Seroquel. You may want to do a signature like I did to give us more info so we can make suggestions. Your son should have accommodations if he's on two heavy medications. in my humble opinion I wouldn't want to add another medication for another disorder. But that's me. I don't like too much medication. Even if he has ADHD, if it were me, I wouldn't medicate it. in my humble opinion though I'm guessing it's the medications. When my daughter took Depakote, she was "of age" and quit using it because "I can't think. It makes me stupid." She was going to school for Cosmetology and couldn't even understand the words on the pages of her book anymore. If you can't get accomodations, I would call the state's Dept. of Public Education and ask for the advocate for Special Needs Children to see what your options are. I found ours EXTREMELY helpful and they gave our school district a swift kick in the butt. Things got rolling after I called them. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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