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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 136812" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>She's on A LOT of medications. I don't know how some of them affect you or even what they are. I do know that a too-high dose of Lithium can cause really bad side effects because it happened to me. I was so foggy I felt as if I were walking in a dream and I just hated it. I'm sure I seemed less hyper because I was zombied out. I'm quite sure I couldn't have produced at school while in that state. Do you have regular Lithium draws? </p><p>My son was on Lithium/Seroquel for three years, although I didn't really see a need for it (and am now sorry I had him take them for so long). He wet the bed every night on Lithium and became spacey and quiet. His school performance did decrease. Once we concentrated on his autism, he was weaned off medications. Now that he's medication-free he is learning things by leaps and bounds so clearly, at least in his case, the medications had a big effect on his academic performance. I'd personally want a second opinion on all those medications and want my child off any that weren't absolutely necessary. Maybe the Aspergers is causing some symptoms that mimic bipoar. That was another thing that happened to my son. Are you sure she doesn't have Aspergers only? These kids can rage with the best bipolar kids, especially if they don't get school supports and interventions. Just a thought...have you taken her to a neuropsychologist?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 136812, member: 1550"] She's on A LOT of medications. I don't know how some of them affect you or even what they are. I do know that a too-high dose of Lithium can cause really bad side effects because it happened to me. I was so foggy I felt as if I were walking in a dream and I just hated it. I'm sure I seemed less hyper because I was zombied out. I'm quite sure I couldn't have produced at school while in that state. Do you have regular Lithium draws? My son was on Lithium/Seroquel for three years, although I didn't really see a need for it (and am now sorry I had him take them for so long). He wet the bed every night on Lithium and became spacey and quiet. His school performance did decrease. Once we concentrated on his autism, he was weaned off medications. Now that he's medication-free he is learning things by leaps and bounds so clearly, at least in his case, the medications had a big effect on his academic performance. I'd personally want a second opinion on all those medications and want my child off any that weren't absolutely necessary. Maybe the Aspergers is causing some symptoms that mimic bipoar. That was another thing that happened to my son. Are you sure she doesn't have Aspergers only? These kids can rage with the best bipolar kids, especially if they don't get school supports and interventions. Just a thought...have you taken her to a neuropsychologist? [/QUOTE]
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