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Difficulty In Concentrating In Studies. Taking Epileptic Medicine. Is This Side Effect Of Medicine?

h! sir,my daughter aged 14 years now is on epileptic medicine since 2010,earlier she was taking valparin tablets now she is taking divaa od 250 twice daily.my problem is whenever she sits for study, she falls sleep and is not able to concentrate in studies. is it the side effect of the medicind, if so what can be done? rohit kumar
Wed, 17 Jul 2013
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hi,
thank you for using health care magic,
well i can see two possibility that your child is not able to concentrate..
in some children divaa can cause irritability, mood changes, agitation, restlessness so that its difficult for child to concentrate..
second possibility is attension deficit hyper active disorder, does your child have other symptoms like not able to focus in one activity, while playing in groups cant wait for her turn ? or she is just not able to concentrate only during studies?
meet your doctor and tell about symptoms if it is due to divaa he can change medication. meet psychiatrist also to rule out ADHD, he can also do counselling which will help your daughter ..
hope this helped you..
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Difficulty In Concentrating In Studies. Taking Epileptic Medicine. Is This Side Effect Of Medicine?

hi, thank you for using health care magic, well i can see two possibility that your child is not able to concentrate.. in some children divaa can cause irritability, mood changes, agitation, restlessness so that its difficult for child to concentrate.. second possibility is attension deficit hyper active disorder, does your child have other symptoms like not able to focus in one activity, while playing in groups cant wait for her turn ? or she is just not able to concentrate only during studies? meet your doctor and tell about symptoms if it is due to divaa he can change medication. meet psychiatrist also to rule out ADHD, he can also do counselling which will help your daughter .. hope this helped you..