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August 11, 2005, 6:28 am PDT
To Bonnieflec
Quote From: bonnieflecI'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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