Guest guest Posted September 7, 2000 Report Share Posted September 7, 2000 I suspect the therapist who suggested you " wait until he is older " is not knowledgeable about OCD. The earlier you start, the more effective it will be. Do try to find someone who has successfully treated youngsters for OCD. Judy magicyr@... wrote: > > hello. this is my first post. My 9 year old son, Caleb, was diagnosed > with ocd last fall. He was unable to go to school, grocery shopping, > or to play with friends. He has been on 40 mg. of paxil for 9 months > or so, with reasonable success. The intrusive sexual thoughts are no > longer a problem. But the anxiety, and the inflexability... > The thing I am having trouble with right now is the frustration and > temper. The obsessions change every few days, and is so hard to keep > up.I have also noticed that his thumb sucking, and ear rubbing have > the quality of compulsions, or even tic's.The flipping out,and > anxiety > recently got so bad that his doctor put him on .25 mg. of risperdal. > aaaggghhhhh!!! > We have tried to have him in cbt, but the thought of therapy, and > admitting any of this to anyone besides me and his father causes such > extra anxiety that the therapist said we should wait until he is > older. > I can't tell if I am doing what is best for him. He is such a sweet > and loving boy, seeing him suffer is so terrible. > Kendall > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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