Quote From: joeyjoeyBonnieflec, 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
Thank you for your response. I want to be careful what meds she takes. Her therapist
also wants her to be assessed for bipolar because she says her moods change so fast,
faster than typical ocd. You are right about exercise, it releases alot of stress built up
in her body. She takes gymnastics for 2 hrs. a week and is active. Her ocd is mostly
at home and in the car. I'm thankful it doesn't usually come up at friends houses or school.
One thing I've learned is that ocd is not logical so trying to use logic and tell her we can
disinfect what is dirty w/ cleaner doesn't work.
Thanks again for your reply.
Blessings, Bonnie
