Guest guest Posted October 1, 2001 Report Share Posted October 1, 2001 Thanks . That no OCD problems while medicated sounds like heaven!!!! > Dear > I know you asked someone else this question, but I'll answer it too. > The meds made Annie's OCD problems disappear completely, which is why we > haven't given up on them. So it was a matter of deciding which is worse - the > hyper side effects or the OCD. For her, the OCD is worse. For us, the side > effects were. We ended up choosing our whole family's mental health over > her's for the time being, which seemed awful to do - but so far she has been > off SSRIs for 3 weeks and no problems. I don't anticipate that lasting > though. She was very happy being the wild out-of-control child, and her > little brother LOVED having a happy, crazy older sister for a change. But we > couldn't stand living with her. And it is interesting to see what she is like > off meds for the first time in 2 1/2 years. > So don't base your med decision on stories like ours, of kids turning > into nuts on SSRIs. Most kids do really well, and they DEFINETLY help the > OCD problems (in our case there were almost no OCD problems while she was > medicated). > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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