The meds certainly don't help. I noticed a worsening of my memory loss when I went on the high dose of Lamictal. Plus I'm on two APs which I'm sure don't do much to foster higher brain functioning. But I have to stay on all this because to go without would do other kinds of damage. It took me four years to get stable. I guess I have to put up with a little (OK, a lot) of brain-fade.