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<blockquote data-quote="Steely" data-source="post: 97911" data-attributes="member: 3301"><p>So sorry you are so scared, but it will be OK. Just give it all some time. The move is still pretty fresh.</p><p>Plus school is geared to get academically harder as kids reach her age. A lot of kids start to report problems with not being able to keep up, or have behavior problems by the third grade because of the academic pressures.</p><p></p><p>As far as medications ~</p><p>My son's IQ test scores went down by 15 points after he started AP medications. They definitely can cause some cognitive dulling, and I was scared as well. Once we went off APs it all came back - so it is temporary - and possibly something to look into D/Cing the Abilify.</p><p></p><p>There are also some linked urinary side effects to AP medications. Some patients have reported incontinence, others an inability to urinate.</p><p></p><p>Certainly Depakote can cause dulling as well, as can other MS. At one point we tried Topomax, and we nicknamed it Dope-a-max.......no offense to anyone, but he literally could not even add 2+2 any longer.</p><p></p><p>It would be my guess to look first at the Abilify with the psychiatrist.</p><p></p><p>Again, sorry you are going through all of this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steely, post: 97911, member: 3301"] So sorry you are so scared, but it will be OK. Just give it all some time. The move is still pretty fresh. Plus school is geared to get academically harder as kids reach her age. A lot of kids start to report problems with not being able to keep up, or have behavior problems by the third grade because of the academic pressures. As far as medications ~ My son's IQ test scores went down by 15 points after he started AP medications. They definitely can cause some cognitive dulling, and I was scared as well. Once we went off APs it all came back - so it is temporary - and possibly something to look into D/Cing the Abilify. There are also some linked urinary side effects to AP medications. Some patients have reported incontinence, others an inability to urinate. Certainly Depakote can cause dulling as well, as can other MS. At one point we tried Topomax, and we nicknamed it Dope-a-max.......no offense to anyone, but he literally could not even add 2+2 any longer. It would be my guess to look first at the Abilify with the psychiatrist. Again, sorry you are going through all of this. [/QUOTE]
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