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joeyjoey

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August 11, 2005, 6:28 am PDT

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I've been taking my 12 yr. old daughter to therapy every week for over a year doing cbt

therapy. Her therapist thinks my daughter needs meds and it has been one step forward three

steps back. The house is getting more contaminated and the less places she can walk thru, touch

and be free to just be. My heart aches for her and it is also hard for the family to cope. I believe

in meds but am nervous. My now 24 yr. old was treated for depression when she was 14 and after

taking prozac became manic and was diagnosed w/ bipolar. I have been looking for a psychiatrist

and it seems like all the good ones don't take insurance and I'm worried that my husband will flip

out if I pay a doctor not on our plan. The therapist I take her to isn't on our plan, but I really like

her and I am seeing her as well w/ other of my issues past & present. Does anyone have any

good feedback about ocd and meds for children?

Thank you and God Bless

Bonnieflec, I am 41 and have a lighter case of ocd, i started feeling OCD when I was in my late 20's. I am not sure about children but I do know that some meds will aggrevate a patient if they have something else besides the OCD, say if someone is manic and they are being treated with an OCD medicine that can spark negative reactions. I did very well on Zoloft for years,OCD gone, but then it pooped out and it took a very long time to get a med to make me feel well again, so your child may just need to go thru the long process of finding the right medicine, the process can feel like forever but once you get the right meds it will be worth it. Good Luck, even OCD at a low level is miserable. I would recommend having the girls do regular exercise, there is something about running outdoors that helps alot, if they can get to that point. JoeyJoey

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September 29, 2005, 2:54 pm PDT

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I've been taking my 12 yr. old daughter to therapy every week for over a year doing cbt

therapy. Her therapist thinks my daughter needs meds and it has been one step forward three

steps back. The house is getting more contaminated and the less places she can walk thru, touch

and be free to just be. My heart aches for her and it is also hard for the family to cope. I believe

in meds but am nervous. My now 24 yr. old was treated for depression when she was 14 and after

taking prozac became manic and was diagnosed w/ bipolar. I have been looking for a psychiatrist

and it seems like all the good ones don't take insurance and I'm worried that my husband will flip

out if I pay a doctor not on our plan. The therapist I take her to isn't on our plan, but I really like

her and I am seeing her as well w/ other of my issues past & present. Does anyone have any

good feedback about ocd and meds for children?

Thank you and God Bless

My son is 12 years old and was diagnoses at age 4. He was on Prozac and is now on Fluoxetine. It has really made a difference, but is not a cure all. A few years ago (when he was 8) he had developed some tics and the psyciatrist suggested we go off the medication over the summer. It was ok for about a month or so, but then his OCD got so bad that he became unable to cope with anything. We had to rush home from our summer vacation (cutting it short) to get him to the doctor. He put him back on, but it took over a month for things to even out again. It was very frightening (we though we were going have to hospitalize him.) One thing I do know - he cannot go off it again!

I should also mention he takes other meds for ADHD and a mood disorder. he has also been diagnosed with Tourettes Syndrome.

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January 4, 2006, 4:42 am PST

OCD and Tourette type behaviour

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I've been taking my 12 yr. old daughter to therapy every week for over a year doing cbt

therapy. Her therapist thinks my daughter needs meds and it has been one step forward three

steps back. The house is getting more contaminated and the less places she can walk thru, touch

and be free to just be. My heart aches for her and it is also hard for the family to cope. I believe

in meds but am nervous. My now 24 yr. old was treated for depression when she was 14 and after

taking prozac became manic and was diagnosed w/ bipolar. I have been looking for a psychiatrist

and it seems like all the good ones don't take insurance and I'm worried that my husband will flip

out if I pay a doctor not on our plan. The therapist I take her to isn't on our plan, but I really like

her and I am seeing her as well w/ other of my issues past & present. Does anyone have any

good feedback about ocd and meds for children?

Thank you and God Bless

Hello, I am 40 years old and am just discovering why I behave the way I do.

Your comments re. your daughter's behaviour suggest that you may wish to resarch Tourette syndrome which sometimes overlaps with OCD. Don't Panic! Great people such as Samuel Johnson and the soccer player Tim Howard had/have this condition, as do many other successful and happy people. Therapists sometimes fail to recognise this connection, even experienced ones.

The screaming fits that you describe in a later response to this quote made me think of this.

Some people seem to feel that eliminating symptoms or behaviour is the answer, through therapy or medication. Personally I think that those around your daughter have to be educated as to her anxieties, although her own rituals should not be allowed to restrict her (or your) life. Stick to reducing the really intense rituals and tolerate the rest. General tolerance and education about these conditions would make life more bearable for us and lower our anxiety levels. I share your doubts about medication.

It occurred to me that all the attention that this condition must be focusing on your daughter might be raising anxieties in your family generally and her failure to improve may be a reaction to that.

I hope things ease up soon for the sake of everyone in your household.

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